Davis Jefferson
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| Missouri House of Representatives | ||||
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| In Office: 2001-2009 | ||||
| Electoral District | 15th | |||
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| Born | May 23, 1973 St. Charles, Missouri | |||
| Political Party | Republican | |||
| Spouse | Mary Randolph | |||
| Religion | Nondenominational Christian | |||
Davis Jefferson (born May 23, 1973) is the State Senator for Missouri's 23rd Senate District. He is a candidate for Lieutenant-Governor of the Heartland in 2010.
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 before the 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.
Davis married his college girlfriend, Mary Randolph, in 1997. They have three children: Ellen (b. 1999), Davis, Jr. (b. 2002), and Chloe (b. 2005).
