Rodney L. Davis

Rodney L. Davis (2013)

Rodney Lee Davis (born January 5, 1970 in Des Moines , Iowa ) is an American politician . He has represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives since 2013 .

Career

Rodney Davis was born in Des Moines and grew up in Taylorville, Illinois, where he attended public schools. He then studied political science at Millikin University in Decatur until 1992 . He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1992 and 1996 he served on the staff of the Secretary of State of Illinois. In 1996 he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives there . From 1997 to 2012 he worked for Congressman John Shimkus . In 2001 he was unsuccessful in running for the office of mayor of Taylorville.

In the 2012 congressional election , Davis was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Judy Biggert on January 3, 2013 . He won the election against the Democrat David M. Gill by 1002 votes (0.3%). After being re-elected in 2014, he was able to take up his second two-year term as a congressman in January 2015. Re-elected in 2016, he will also serve in the 115th Congress of the United States , which will meet on January 3, 2017 . His new legislative term runs until January 3, 2019 with the option of a further candidacy in 2018.

Rodney Davis is married and has three children. The family lives privately in Taylorville.

Web links

• Web presence at the congress
• Rodney L. Davis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Re-election 2016 at Ballotpedia