Don Davis

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says he is running to continue fighting for eastern North Carolina so the region is not overlooked in Washington.[1]
• Says families are feeling higher gas, grocery and health care costs, and pledges to make daily life more affordable for coastal and rural communities.[1]
• Points to his record of working across the aisle to support veterans, protect Social Security and expand access to health care, jobs, infrastructure and schools.[2]

Background

• U.S. Representative, North Carolina District 1, U.S. House of Representatives · 2023–present[3],[4]
• State Senator, District 5, North Carolina Senate · 2009–2011, 2013–2023[3],[4]
• Mayor (elected at 29, the youngest in the town's history), Town of Snow Hill · 2001–2008[3],[4]
• Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force ROTC Detachment 600, East Carolina University[3]
• Commissioned officer (rose to captain); coordinated Air Force One and congressional delegation operations at Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force · Eight years of active duty, beginning 1994[2],[3],[4]

Education

• Bachelor's degree, social sciences (1994), U.S. Air Force Academy[3],[4]
• Master's degree, administration, Central Michigan University[3],[4]
• Master's degree, sociology (regional development), East Carolina University[3],[4]
• Doctorate in education (Ed.D.), East Carolina University[3],[4]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Says expanding access to affordable health care is his top priority; voted to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and cosponsored the COVER Now Act, aimed at covering people in states that have not expanded Medicaid.[5],[6]
• Agriculture
  Voted in the House Agriculture Committee to advance the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, introduced a bipartisan bill to expand the use of artificial intelligence on farms, and urged the president to secure a firm timeline for Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans.[7],[8]
• Veterans
  Supports the Major Richard Star Act, which would let combat-injured veterans receive both full military retirement pay and disability compensation, and says he is working to expand education, career training, health care and housing help for veterans and military families.[9]
• Infrastructure
  Lists rural infrastructure among his priorities and says his state Senate record included legislation to expand broadband internet access, lower utility rates and fund rural schools.[2],[10]
• Elections & Democracy
  Says politics should focus on policy rather than party labels and has called for a "new model" with "more authenticity in our politics"; signed a pledge to uphold the Forward Party's values in 2024.[11]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words