John Davis (Oregon politician)

For other people named John Davis, see John Davis (disambiguation).

John Davis^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 26 from 2013 until 2017.

John Davis
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 26th[1] district
In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017
Preceded by	Matt Wingard
Succeeded by	Rich Vial
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Wilsonville, Oregon
Alma mater	University of Oxford George Fox University Willamette University College of Law
Website	johndavisfororegon.com

Education

Davis attended the University of Oxford, earned his BA from George Fox University, and his JD from Willamette University College of Law.

Elections

• 2012 Incumbent Republican Representative Matt Wingard was unopposed for the District 26 seat in the May 15, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 3,067 votes,^[3] but withdrew before the general election; Davis won the July 9 special election by precinct committee persons to replace him,^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 15,141 votes (55.5%) against Democratic nominee Wynne Wakkila.^[5]

Legislation

In February 2015, Davis introduced a bill^[6] to mandate reflective clothing for bicycle riders,^[7] but revised the bill in March to address bicycle lighting rather than clothing.^[8]

Electoral history

2012 Oregon State Representative, 26th district^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Davis	15,141	55.5
	Democratic	Wynne Wakkila	12,096	44.3
	Write-in		60	0.2
Total votes			27,297	100%

2014 Oregon State Representative, 26th district^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Davis	13,546	57.8
	Democratic	Eric D Squires	8,811	37.6
	Libertarian	Chuck Huntting	982	4.2
	Write-in		77	0.3
Total votes			23,416	100%