Paul Davis (Maine politician)

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Paul T. Davis

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| state_senate=Maine

| state=Maine

| district= 4th

| term_start= December 3, 2014

| term_end= December 7, 2022

| predecessor = David Dutremble

| successor = Stacey Guerin

| state_house2=Maine

| state2=Maine

| district2= 26th

| term_start2= December 3, 2008

| term_end2= December 3, 2014

| predecessor2 = James Annis

| successor2 = Linda Sanborn

| office3 = Minority Leader of the Maine Senate

| term_start3 = December 1, 2004

| term_end3 = December 6, 2006

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| successor3 = Carol Weston

| state_senate4=Maine

| state4=Maine

| district4= 27th

| term_start4= December 4, 2002

| term_end4= December 6, 2006

| predecessor4 = Michael F. Brennan

| successor4 = Douglas Smith

| state_senate5=Maine

| state5=Maine

| district5= 8th

| term_start5= December 2, 1998

| term_end5= December 4, 2002

| predecessor5 = Stephen E. Hall

| successor5 = Ethan Strimling

| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|3|25}}

| birth_place = Dexter, Maine

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| alma_mater = University of Maine

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| residence = Sangerville, Maine

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Paul T. Davis (born March 25, 1947) is an American politician from Maine. He has served in both the state Senate and state House of Representatives, and is a member of the Maine Republican Party.{{cite web | url = http://www.maine.gov/legis/house_gop/_reps/rep.php?rep=davis | title = Representative Paul T. Davis | publisher = Maine House Republicans | accessdate = 2014-08-13}}

Prior to entering politics, Davis served for 23 years as a state trooper. He was then elected to the Maine Senate, where he served as Assistant Minority Leader and Minority Leader.{{cite news|url=http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2004/11/16/gop-senators-re-elect-davis-minority-leader/?ref=search|title=GOP senators re-elect Davis minority leader|last=Higgins|first=A.J.|date=November 16, 2004|work=Bangor Daily News|accessdate=4 July 2013}} He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2008 and re-elected in 2010 and 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Maine.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/19594/paul-davis-sr#.UdV8g_mG3pU|title=Representative Paul Davis, Sr.'s Biography - Project Vote Smart|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=4 July 2013}}

In June 2014, after months of negative campaigning on both sides,{{cite news|url=http://www.mpbn.net/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ViewItem/mid/5347/ItemId/34091/Default.aspx|title=GOP Candidates Sling Mud in Maine State Senate Race|last=Higgins|first=A.J.|date=June 6, 2014|publisher=Maine Public Broadcasting Network|accessdate=12 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150448/http://www.mpbn.net/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ViewItem/mid/5347/ItemId/34091/Default.aspx|archivedate=14 July 2014}} Davis won the Republican nomination for State Senate District 4, defeating incumbent Doug Thomas, with 57% of the vote.