Gene Davis (politician)

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Gene Davis
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Davis in July 2014
Minority Leader of the Utah Senate
In office
January 28, 2013 January 28, 2019
Republican
Democratic Gene Davis

In 2014 Davis ran unopposed in the primary and general election. [8]

2010 Utah State Senate election District 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lee Brinton9,19049%
Democratic Gene Davis9,39651%
2006 Utah State Senate election District 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Julene Oliver7,03242.7
Democratic Gene Davis8,98354.5
2002 Utah State Senate election District 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brad Probst8,51248.2
Democratic Gene Davis9,14651.8

[8]

Legislation

2016 sponsored bills

Bill Title and NumberBill Status
S.B.77 Medicaid Expansion Proposal Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 247 Sale of State Land Act Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 253 Animal Shelter Revisions Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.J.R. 7 Joint Rules Resolution On Committee Bills Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016

[9]

Notable legislation

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. [10]

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References

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  2. "Wife of Senator Gene Davis Dies". Gephardt Daily. 30 August 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. "Ex-staffer makes claims against veteran Utah lawmaker, he apologizes for 'any injury'". 22 April 2021.
  4. "Five races to watch in Utah's primary election". 24 June 2022.
  5. "Senate Democrats pick Gene Davis as new leader". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  6. "District 3 Senator - Utah State Senate". senate.utah.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  7. "Election Day 2022 yields some surprises and new faces," Murray Journal, December 2, 2022
  8. 1 2 "Gene Davis - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  9. "2016 -- Legislation(Senate)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. "Utah Governor Signs Medicaid Expansion Into Law" . Retrieved March 27, 2014.
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