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{{Infobox 5|Name= Davis Jefferson
|Image = http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/mpdb/img/66007.jpg
|Position5 = Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
|Term-Length5 = 2001 - 2009
|Predecessor5 = Susan Ruwart
|Successor5 = Wayne Rockwell
|Position4 = Missouri State Senate
|Term-Length4 = 2009-2011
|Predecessor4 = Johnson Williams III
|Successor4 = ''Regionalization''
|Position3 = 1st Lieutenant Governor of the Heartland
|Term-Length3 = 2011<br><small>Governor: Sammy Winchester</small>
|Predecessor3 = ''Regionalization''
|Successor3 = ''Vacant'', later Arthur Zipolo
|Position2 = 1st Vice Chair of [[Governor#National Governor Association's Leadership|NGA]]<br><small>Chair: [[James Kennedy|Governor Kennedy]]</small>
|Term-Length2 = 2019 - Present
|Predecessor2 = ''Office Established''
|Successor2 = ''In Office''
|Position = 2nd Governor of the Heartland
|Term-Length = 2011 - Present
|Predecessor = Sammy Winchester
|Successor = ''Incumbent''
|Date-of-Birth = May 23, 1973
|Place-of-Birth = St. Charles, Missouri
|Party = [[Republican Party|Republican]]
|Spouse = Mary Randolph
|Religion = Nondenominational Christian
|Profession = Businessman
|Children = Ellen (b. 1999), Davis, Jr. (b. 2002), and Chloe (b. 2005)
|Party-Colour = red}}


'''Davis Jefferson''' (born May 23, 1973) is the 2nd Governor and 1st Lieutenant-Governor of the Heartland, and was formerly a State Senator and State Representative for Missouri's Congress. 

==Biographical==
Davis Jefferson was born in St. Charles, Missouri on May 23, 1973. His parents, Wesley Alan Jefferson and Rhoda Anne Jefferson (nee Parker) owned a small coffee shop on Main Street. Davis attended St. Charles High School where he was a four-year letterman in wrestling, reaching the Missouri State Finals in his weight class during his senior year.

In the fall of 1991, Davis started college at Iowa State University on a partial wrestling scholarship. His wrestling career was not noteworthy, but he excelled in his business classes, earning his bachelor's degree in Management and a minor in Economics. He graduated magna cum laude in the winter of 1995.

After graduation, Davis remained in Ames, Iowa and, in January 1996, took a management position at the 3M factory located there. He remained in that position until November 1998 when his father's health faltered and he returned to help his mother run the family coffeehouse. Davis was able to put some of his education to use at the coffee shop and helped his mother to be able to retire so she could take care of Davis's father. During this time, he volunteered as an assistant wrestling coach at St. Charles High School.

In 2000, Davis had put the coffee shop in a good financial position and decided to run for the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected by a healthy margin and served four consecutive terms, running unopposed throughout his tenure. Term limits laws forced him to retire in 2008.

In 2008, Davis ran for the Missouri State Senate seat for the 23rd District, representing St. Charles. Once again, he was elected by a healthy margin. He has served in the Senate since then and serves on the Small Business, Insurance & Industrial Relations Committee.

In 2010, Davis was elected the first Lieutenant-Governor of the Heartland when his opponent, [[David Brolin]], withdrew from the race.  He assumed the Governor's office in 2011 upon the disappearance of Governor Winchester at sea.  In 2012, he defeated Heartland Minority Leader Andrew 'Gray' Anderson in a landslide to win a term as Governor in his own right.

In his first full term as Governor, Davis worked on addressing the drought that had plagued the Heartland since 2010.  He worked with the nation's other governors in an attempt to establish a water sharing arrangement among the regions.  In addition, Davis challenged federal laws on abortion and gun regulations, earning victories in the United States Supreme Court.  In 2016, he face Senator Edward Wyatt, Jr., of Texas in the Governor's race.  He narrowly defeated him after a hard fought campaign, winning a second full term as Governor.

Davis married his college girlfriend, Mary Randolph, in 1997. They have three children: Ellen (b. 1999), Davis, Jr. (b. 2002), and Chloe (b. 2005).

===Key Positions===

===Key Votes===

== Electoral History ==

{{USGSElect|area= Heartland
|race_type= Governor
|race_year= 2016
|candidateGOP= [[Davis Jefferson]]
|statusGOP= Incumbent
|candidateDEM= Edward Wyatt, Jr.
|statusDEM= Challenger
|percentGOP= 50.06
|percentDEM= 49.72
}}

{{USGSElect|area= Heartland
|race_type= Governor
|race_year= 2012
|candidateGOP= [[Davis Jefferson]]
|statusGOP= Incumbent
|candidateDEM= Andrew Anderson
|statusDEM= Challenger
|percentGOP= 57
|percentDEM= 43
}}

{{USGSElect|area= Heartland
|race_type= Lieutenant-Governor
|race_year= 2010
|candidateGOP= Sammy Winchester/[[Davis Jefferson]]
|statusGOP= Challenger
|candidateDEM= Andrew Anderson/[[David Brolin]]
|statusDEM= Challenger
|percentGOP= 52.28
|percentDEM= 47.72
}}

{{USGSElect|area= Missouri Senate District 23 
|race_type= 
|race_year= 2008
|candidateGOP= Davis Jefferson
|statusGOP= Challenger
|candidateDEM= Trent Jackson
|statusDEM= Challenger
|percentGOP= 55.8
|percentDEM= 42.7
}}

{{USGSElect|area= Missouri House of Representatives, 15th District
|race_type= 
|race_year= 2000
|candidateGOP= Davis Jefferson
|statusGOP= Challenger
|candidateDEM= Dominic Carter
|statusDEM= Challenger
|percentGOP= 60.1
|percentDEM= 38.7
}}

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