Gene Davis (politician)
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| Member of the Utah Senate from the 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Blaze D. Wharton |
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 30th district |
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In office 1987–1998 |
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| Succeeded by | Jackie Biskupski |
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July 2, 1945 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Penny |
| Profession | Public Relations and Advertising |
Gene Davis is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 3rd District (map) since 1999. Previously he was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998.
Davis graduated from South High School. He then received his Bachelor of Laws from LaSalle Extension University and his Radio Operational Engineering (Electrical Engineering) degree. He worked in public relations and advertising. Davis is a widower, his wife Penny died in 2015.
Davis has served on the Sugarhouse Community Council as the past chair. He is also the past president for the Sugarhouse Rotary. Davis served in the House of Representatives from January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1998. He was elected to the Senate in 1998. In 2012, Senator Davis was elected as the Minority Leader in the senate.
In 2016, Senator Davis served on the following committees:
In 2014 Senator Davis ran unopposed in the primary and general election.
In 2016 Senator Davis sponsored the bill SB77, which would have created full medicaid expansion for the state under the Affordable Care Act. The bill did not pass, instead Representative Dunnigan's health care bill HB437 passed.
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