Steve Davis (born September 22, 1949) was an American politician.
Born in
Alton, Illinois
Alton ( ) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is a p ...
, Davis served in the United States Army Reserves. He went to the
Lewis and Clark Community College
Lewis and Clark Community College is a public community college in Godfrey, Illinois. It serves approximately 15,000 credit and non-credit students annually. The college has nine locations throughout the St. Louis Metro East, including a campu ...
and to the
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.Butler 1976, p. 18 It is the younger of the two major inst ...
; he majored in engineering. Davis lived in
Bethalto, Illinois
Bethalto is a village located in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Bethalto, like the rest of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Early in its history, the village was ...
with his wife and family. Davis served in the
Illinois House of Representatives as a
Democrat
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from 1995 until his resignation in December 2004. Davis resigned from the
Illinois General Assembly because of ill health.
['State Rep. Steve Davis says he will resign,' The Times (Ottawa, Illinois), November 19, 2004]
Notes
1949 births
Living people
Politicians from Alton, Illinois
Military personnel from Illinois
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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