Greg Davids | |
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Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 26B district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ken Tschumper |
In office February 18,1991 –January 2,2007 | |
Preceded by | Elton Redalen |
Succeeded by | Ken Tschumper |
Constituency | 31B (1993-2006) 32B (1991-1992) |
Personal details | |
Born | August 28,1958 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Bonnie |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Preston,Minnesota |
Education | Waldorf College Winona State University (B.S.) Minnesota State University,Mankato |
Occupation | |
Website | Government website |
Gregory Michael Davids (born August 28, 1958) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009, and from 1991 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Davids represents District 26B in southeastern Minnesota, which includes the cities of La Crescent and Spring Valley, and parts of Fillmore, Houston, and Mower Counties. [1] [2]
Davids graduated from Spring Valley High School, then attended Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, and Winona State University in Winona, where he earned his B.S. in social science. He also attended graduate school at Mankato State University in Mankato. [1]
Davids was appointed to the Preston City Council in 1986, and was elected mayor a year later, serving until his election to the state legislature in 1991. [1]
Davids was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election on February 12, 1991. He won a full term in 1992 and was reelected every two years until 2006. Davids first ran after eight-term Republican incumbent Elton Redalen resigned to accept an appointment as Minnesota's Commissioner of Agriculture. In 2006, Davids was defeated by Ken Tschumper. Davids ran again and defeated Tschumper in 2008, and has been reelected every two years since then. He is the longest-serving Republican member of the Minnesota House, serving 16 non-consecutive terms. [1] [3]
Davids serves as the minority lead for the Taxes Committee, and sits on the Ethics and Higher Education Finance and Policy Committees. He chaired the Taxes Committee for six years of non-consecutive Republican control, from 2011 to 2012 and from 2015 to 2018. During the 2005-06 biennium, he chaired the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. That session he also served as speaker pro tempore for the House, a position he also held during the 2011-12 biennium. From 1999 to 2004, Davids chaired the Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development Committee. [1]
Davids has consistently advocated for tax cuts for businesses and individuals, and called for Minnesota to make its tax code more competitive with other Midwestern states. [4] [5] He has supported a full repeal of the tax on Social Security, and an end to the estate tax. [6] [7]
From 2011 to 2012, Davids chaired the taxes committee during a budget stalemate between House and Senate Republicans and Governor Mark Dayton that resulted in a government shutdown. [8] In 2014, during full DFL control of the legislature, he supported a tax bill providing $103 million in tax cuts. [9]
Returning as tax chair in 2015, Davids authored bipartisan legislation in 2015 to align the state's tax code with federal law, delivering tax relief to filers. [10] He opposed efforts by Dayton to increase the gas tax and taxes on top earners, and called for phasing out commercial property taxes. [11] [12] [13] He supported bipartisan efforts to give tax credits to Minnesotans with student debt. [14] In 2016, Davids sponsored a tax bill that would give $450 million in cuts to Social Security recipients, veterans, college students and parents, a compromise version was passed later in the session with bipartisan support but was not signed by Governor Dayton. [15] [16] [17] The bill also contained a repeal of yearly tax increases on tobacco and cigarettes, which Davids supported but Dayton opposed. [18] [19] [20]
Davids praised parts of Dayton's 2017 tax plan, but opposed a proposal to create a working family tax credit in favor of a child-care tax credit. [21] [22] Davids's 2017 tax bill, which passed the House, contained $1.35 billion in tax cuts, including many provisions from the 2016 bill, including cuts to estate taxes and a repeal of the tobacco tax. [23] [24] Dayton signed the bill but called for a special session to undo several of the cuts that he argued favored the wealthy and special interest groups. [25] [26] In 2018, Davids wrote another tax bill that offered tax cuts for over 2 million Minnesotans, which passed on a bipartisan vote, but was criticized by some DFLers for prioritizing corporate tax breaks. [27]
Davids has been critical of the Affordable Care Act as well as MNsure, a state-run health insurance marketplace. [28] [29] [30] [31] He supported efforts to eliminate MNsure, and praised President Donald Trump for his promise to repeal the ACA. [32] [33]
Davids co-chaired a legislative oversight committee on MNsure, and advocated for high-risk pools. [34] [35] He has said he does not want more people on public programs, instead saying "there should be a viable, vibrant private market". [36] Davids authored a bill establishing a reinsurance program, but opposed funding it with tax increases on the health care industry. [37] [38] In 2017, he criticized House DFLers for holding up a Republican health insurance rebate proposal. [39]
Davids wrote a letter opposing Dayton's southwest light rail plan, arguing it would take funds away from tax relief and other transportation projects in Greater Minnesota. [40] He opposed Dayton's efforts to raise cabinet members' salaries. [41] Davids opposed efforts to expand gambling through online ticket sales. [42] [43] [44] He also opposed legislation lifting a state ban on Sunday liquor sales. [45]
In 2017, Davids called then-minority leader Melissa Hortman racist for her calling out her "100 percent white male" colleagues for playing cards in the retiring room of the House during debate. He said Hortman should apologize or resign as DFL leader. [46] [47]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids | 3,369 | 62.66 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Harlin Taylor | 1,929 | 35.88 | |
Write-in | 42 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 5,376 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 14,174 | 98.38 | |
Write-in | 234 | 1.62 | ||
Total votes | 14,408 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 10,615 | 98.35 | |
Write-in | 179 | 1.65 | ||
Total votes | 10,794 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 9,152 | 60.61 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Delbert Mandelko | 5,929 | 39.27 | |
Write-in | 17 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 15,098 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 8,267 | 60.12 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Delbert Mandelko | 5,470 | 39.78 | |
Write-in | 13 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 13,750 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 9,586 | 59.47 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Al Hein | 6,533 | 40.53 | |
Total votes | 16,119 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 8,475 | 53.45 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Al Hein | 7,363 | 46.43 | |
Write-in | 19 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 15,857 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 10,349 | 52.07 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Peggy Hanson | 9,435 | 47.47 | |
Write-in | 91 | 0.46 | ||
Total votes | 19,875 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic (DFL) | Ken Tschumper | 8,063 | 50.02 | |||
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 8,011 | 49.69 | |||
Write-in | 47 | 0.29 | ||||
Total votes | 16,121 | 100 | ||||
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids | 9,873 | 50.90 | |||
Democratic (DFL) | Ken Tschumper (incumbent) | 9,466 | 48.81 | |||
Write-in | 56 | 0.29 | ||||
Total votes | 19,395 | 100 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 7,694 | 53.49 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Steve Kemp | 4,279 | 29.75 | |
Independent | Al Hein | 2,398 | 16.67 | |
Write-in | 13 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 14,384 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 12,006 | 58.22 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Ken Tschumper | 8,542 | 41.42 | |
Write-in | 74 | 0.36 | ||
Total votes | 20,662 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 9,013 | 55.88 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jon Pieper | 7,090 | 43.96 | |
Write-in | 27 | 0.17 | ||
Total votes | 16,130 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 11,614 | 54.54 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Thomas Trehus | 9,651 | 45.32 | |
Write-in | 28 | 0.13 | ||
Total votes | 21,293 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 10,351 | 55.44 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Thomas Trehus | 8,308 | 44.49 | |
Write-in | 13 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 18,672 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 14,711 | 63.67 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jordan Fontenello | 8,344 | 36.11 | |
Write-in | 49 | 0.21 | ||
Total votes | 23,104 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregory Davids (incumbent) | 15,037 | 94.67 | |
Write-in | 847 | 5.33 | ||
Total votes | 15,884 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Davids lives in Preston Minnesota with his wife, Bonnie, and has three children. [1]
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