Tommy Davis (Louisiana politician)
| Marvin Thomas "Tommy" Davis | |
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Davis on the night of his swearing-in as mayor of Minden (2013)
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| Mayor of Minden, Louisiana | |
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Assumed office November 5, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Cornelius, Sr. (interim mayor) |
| Minden City Council (District D) | |
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In office January 2007 – November 5, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Drew White |
| Succeeded by | Michael Scott Toland |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 29, 1942 Stephens, Ouachita County Arkansas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Vernie Bryan Davis (died 1996) |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Alma mater | Stephens High School |
| Occupation |
Businessman Realtor |
(1) Vernie Bryan Davis (died 1996)
From first marriage:
Scott Patrick Davis (born 1966)
Stanley Paul Davis (born 1968)
Marvin Thomas Davis, known as Tommy Davis (born September 29, 1942), is the mayor of Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Davis was sworn into office on November 5, 2013, and elected to a full term on December 6, 2014.
A Republican, Davis handily won the special election held on October 19, 2013. He unseated interim Mayor Joe Cornelius, Sr., an African-American Democrat and the former Mayor Pro Tem and the former District A member of the Minden City Council. Cornelius had served since June 27 upon the death of Mayor Bill Robertson, the longest-serving mayor in Minden history. Robertson had assumed the office in January 1991.
Davis polled votes 2,254 votes (61 percent); Cornelius, 821 ballots (22 percent). A second African-American Democrat, Walter "Woo" Morgan, Jr. (born July 1970), a barber and hair stylist, received the remaining 646 votes (17 percent). Of the 8,298 registered voters inside the city limits, 3,721 (44.8 percent) cast ballots. More than one thousand of those ballots were cast during early voting, which propelled Davis to a head start in the counting with 72 percent.
Upon taking office as mayor, Davis' District D seat on the Minden City Council became vacant. He was first elected to the council on September 30, 2006, when he defeated the Democrat Terry "TG" Gardner, 481 (58.1 percent) to 346 (41.8 percent). The council voted unanimously on November 5 to appoint another Republican businessman, Michael Scott "Mike" Toland (born September 1959), to fill Davis' council seat. Toland follows in the steps of his grandfather, Cecil C. Toland (1905-1976), an oil products distributor, who was elected to the city council in 1952. Gardner, a businessman and entrepreneur, was defeated again for the city council in the 2014 primary, this time by Mike Toland.
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