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Billy Davis
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 19th[1] district

In office
January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1987
Committees Served

In office
January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1987
Vice Chairman Government Education Judiciary Rules Billy Davis
Personal details
Born Billy Wayne Davis
May 7, 1945(1945-05-07) (age 80)
Athens, Alabama
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Billie J. Davis (1963–present)
Children Todd, Robyn and Jason
Alma mater University of Tennessee
University of South Carolina
Hyles Anderson College
Website Official website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy Honorable Discharge
3rd June 1969
Years of service 1963 – 1969
Fallon, Nevada
(1963–1964)
Flight Training Exercises
Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas
(1964–1965)
Air Station Training
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), (1965–1967)
Aircraft Carrier Training
Battles/wars Vietnam Two Tours

Billy Wayne Davis, sometimes known as Bill Davis,[2] is a land developer[3] and former state senator for the Arizona Senate in the United States.[4]

Early life[]

Billy Davis was born in Athens, Alabama on May 7, 1945. He is of Welsh, English, Irish and Cherokee Indian descent on his father's side and his mother's ancestors were from Switzerland. Billy grew up and went to school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His dad died when he was eleven years old.

Billy and Billie Davis at Georgian Club 2-9-08

Billy and Billie Davis

Billy Davis married Billie J. Johnson on May 4, 1963 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[5][better source needed] They have three grown children and live in Kennesaw, Georgia.[6]

Military career[]

Davis served four years in the Navy and two years in the Navy Reserves from 1963 to 1969, two of which were in Vietnam. Davis earned the National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Campaign Medal (with Device), The Vietnam Service Medal (with two Bronze Stars) and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon and Letters of Commendations.

Political career[]

Billy served two terms in the Arizona State Senate from January 3, 1983 through January 6, 1987 for the 19th district, Phoenix, Arizona.[3]

In 1986, he was censured by the Senate Ethics Committee for failing to disclose his finances and poor judgment in his business practices.[7][8][9]

He ran as a Congressional candidate in Georgia in 2016, during which time an investigation by FOX 5 found that he had been convicted of having lied on a 1997 loan application, for which he was incarcerated; had bankruptcies; and had a $782,560 judgment from a civil suit.[4]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. "Bill Davis". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Senate. http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=36&37&Legislature=19. Retrieved May 31, 2015. 
  2. Arizona News Service archives Box 9, item 234 (1986); Box 10, item 10 item 237 (1986)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "LAPR - State Library of Arizona". http://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=336. Retrieved July 22, 2017. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 FOX. "Georgia congressional candidate is a felon". http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/i-team/134284984-story. Retrieved July 22, 2017. 
  5. Billy Davis profile, ZoomInfo.com, accessed January 29, 2011
  6. Former State Senator Donates Five Million Dollars to Education, Billy Davis Family Foundation press release, February 13, 2008
  7. "Bill Davis: Senators Take Easy Way Out". Phoenix, Arizona. August 23, 1986. p. 26. https://www.newspapers.com/image/122254637/?terms=Senator%2BBill%2BDavis%2BArizona%2BVietnam. Retrieved July 22, 2017. 
  8. "Careers of 3 Senators on line among 27 contested races". Phoenix, Arizona. September 10, 1986. p. 26. https://www.newspapers.com/image/121816925/?terms=Senator%2BBill%2BDavis%2BArizona. Retrieved July 22, 2017. 
  9. "The Senator's Woes". Phoenix, Arizona. June 18, 1986. p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/121862420/?terms=Senator%2BBill%2BDavis%2BNavy. Retrieved July 22, 2017. 

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