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Artur Davis, Democrat

Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Montgomery, AL (10/09/1967)
Home city: Birmingham, AL

Education: JD, Harvard Law School, 1993 BA, Government, Harvard University, 1990.

Profession: Attorney, Civil Rights, 1998-2002 Assistant United States Attorney, 1994-1998 Clerk, Judge Myron F. Thompson, 1993-1994.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2000 House Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives.

Membership: Co-Chair, New Democrat Coalition. Member, New Democratic Network.

First elected: 11/05/2002
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Single.


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George Talbot column: Bill Johnson launches bid for Alabama governor

Mobile Press-Register 8.12.09 1:01 AM | It looks better in hindsight, but the story goes that Gov. Bob Riley's 2006 re-election campaign was in trouble. The governor had won the Republican Party's nomination that June, capturing a...
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Session puts campaign fundraising on hold

Montgomery Advertiser 8.11.09 12:32 AM | State legislators weren't the only ones affected by the special session.
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Ala. Candidates can't raise funds during special session

The Tuscaloosa News 8.10.09 9:59 PM | MONTGOMERY | Candidates for governor and other state offices in 2010 were required to stop raising campaign money Monday because of the special session of the Alabama Legislature on Jefferson...
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Sparks wants gambling taxes levied, used for education spending

The Tuscaloosa News 8.10.09 9:53 PM | By Tommy Stevenson Associate Editor The gubernatorial election is more than a year away, but the Democratic primary is already starting to heat up.
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Candidates in Alabama governor's race must put fundraising on hold during special session

The Birmingham News 8.10.09 6:40 PM | Most of the candidates posted notes on their Web sites saying they could not take contributions or removed fundraising links from their sites today.
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Davis, Sparks flick jabs over jobless benefits

Montgomery Advertiser 8.9.09 12:36 AM | The primary is 10 months away, but the attacks al- ready have started.
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Congressional staffer Kenyen Brown nominated to be U.S. attorney in Mobile

Mobile Press-Register 8.6.09 7:39 PM | If confirmed by the Senate, Brown would be the first black U.S. attorney in Alabama history, according to U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, with responsibility for federal criminal and civil cases in a...
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TALBOT COLUMN: 2010 candidates make a cautious start

Mobile Press-Register 8.5.09 1:01 AM | Kate MercerCandidates at Saturday's BCA gubernatorial forum at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear. There are, for Republicans, two well-worn paths to becoming governor of red-state Alabama. The first...
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Davis addresses high school dropout rate in Alabama

Montgomery Advertiser 8.5.09 12:24 AM | U.S. Rep. Artur Davis' message about how he would curb Alabama's high school dropout rate if elected governor received a warm reception from Jefferson Davis High School's faculty and staff Tuesday.
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Plan to keep kids in high school unveiled

The Tuscaloosa News 8.4.09 8:52 PM | By Phillip Rawls The Associated Press U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, a Democratic candidate for governor, unveiled a plan Tuesday to reduce Alabama's school dropout rate by requiring students to stay...
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