Jack Davis (industrialist)
John "Jack" Davis (born 1933) is an American industrialist and perennial candidate. Davis is the owner of I Squared R Element Company, which he founded in the 1960s.
Jack Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1933 (age 91–92) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Industrial engineer |
| Alma mater | University of Buffalo, 1955 |
| Occupation | Businessman Politician |
| Years active | 47 in business 7 in politics |
| Employer | Self |
| Net worth | $18.2-$83.4 million |
| Political party | Independent politician Tea Party (registered Republican) |
| Movement | Third party |
| Opponent(s) | Tom Reynolds (R) (2004, 2006) Jon Powers (D), Alice Kryzan (D) (2008) Jane Corwin (R), Kathy Hochul (D), Ian Murphy (G) (2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara |
| Children | six< |
| Website | Jack Davis for Congress |
Davis ran four times for New York's 26th congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives between 2004 and 2011, three times as a Democrat (twice as the general election candidate against incumbent Tom Reynolds and a third time in a three-way primary) and once as an independent.[1]
References
- ↑ Casey J. Bortnick (February 22, 2011). "Jack Davis Looking for a Party to Back Him in NY's 26th District". YNN, Your News Now (Batavia, NY). http://batavia.ynn.com/content/politics/534385/jack-davis-looking-for-a-party-to-back-him-in-ny-s-26th-district/. Retrieved May 19, 2011.