Rep. Artur Davis

Democrat  •  7th District, Alabama  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 95%
  • Abstains: 6%

11/08/09
Maryland Politics Watch: Kratovil Votes No on Health Care Reform

See how every rep voted in the NY Times. Of the 39 Democrats that joined with the Republicans to vote against long overdue health care reform, 19 were white southerners. Many others were from marginal, rural districts. Artur Davis from ...

11/08/09
39 Democrats voted against Pelosi - Stealth Fusion Forum - World ...

Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS) 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL) 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) 15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL) 17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) ...

11/08/09
FDL News Desk » House Passes Health Care Reform – Looking Back

Artur Davis is running for Governor of Alabama and obviously thinks he has to vote that way to win. His district is extremely Democratic and mostly African-American. It's vital to get a real Democrat in that seat. Charlie Melancon is running for Senat

Source: Firedoglake
11/08/09
Democrats against healthcare reform

...where the private sector disappears and the government is in the business of providing health care."  And yet, no doubt, Artur Davis himself is the beneficiary of a gov't run healthcare program, which I'm sure he has no problem with taking advatage of

Source: MyDD
11/08/09
Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: The Democratic No Votes

Artur Davis AL Chet Edwards TX Bart Gordon TN Parker Griffith AL Tim Holden PA Stephanie Herseth Sandlin SD Dennis J. Kucinich OH, Larry Kissell NC Suzanne Kosmas FL Frank Kratovil Jr. MD Mike McIntyre NC Jim Matheson UT ... And we would lose a good repre

11/08/09
NH INSIDER- Your Source for NH Politics - Press Releases - NRCC ...

REP. ARTUR DAVIS (D-MS): “Because we risk a disaster if we get this wrong, I will vote no on the House legislation and continue to root for a final bill that fixes the holes in our health care system and contains soaring costs in both ...

11/08/09
ontd_political: House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

I knew that my parent's rep (well, and mine, since I voted for him even though I now live in the UK) was going to vote against it thanks to an article in the newspaper beforehand, but it's still so disappointing to see. ... floating_to_sea 2009-11

11/08/09
The Health Care Vote: Special Thanks - Hotline On Call

John Garamendi (D-CA 10) and Bill Owens (D-NY 23), and without the lone GOP vote for the bill, provided by Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA 02), the bill would've gone down to defeat. It passed late 11/7 by a slim 220-215 vote. ... Artur Davis ( A

11/08/09
Swing State Project: The House Healthcare Vote

I think Mary Bono Mack just drew a big target on her back. "Republican majority for choice" my rear end! As for Artur Davis, does he honestly believe that this will help him win the Governor's race? What a craven fool. ... If a representativ

11/08/09
Maggie's Notebook: PelosiCare Democrats Voting Nay: Dan Boren No ...

Rep. Dan Boren tops the list of Democrats voting 'no' on health care HR 3962. Boren, from my home state of Oklahoma, is our only Democrat in congress. See a list Democrat congressmen voting no on HR 3962 below, along with a link to the actual bill

11/08/09
Us House Of Representatives Passes Historic Health-care Refo ...

Rep. John Adler NJ Rep. Jason Altmire PARep. Brian Baird WARep. John Barrow GARep. John Boccieri OHRep. Dan Boren OKRep. Rick Boucher VARep. Allen Boyd FLRep. Bobby Bright ALRep. Ben Chandler KTRep. Travis Childers MSRep. Artur Davis ...

Source: ShoutShare
11/08/09
DownWithTyranny!: The Creigh Deeds Strategy Embraced By 24 Blue Dogs!

Artur Davis (D-AL) Lincoln Davis (Blue Dog-TN) Joe Donnelly (Blue Dog-IN) Mike Doyle (D-PA) Steve Driehaus (D-OH) Brad Ellsworth (Blue Dog-IN) Mike Etheridge (D-NC) Bart Gordon (Blue Dog-TN) Parker Griffith (Blue Dog-AL) ...

11/08/09
DemConWatch:: Naming Names: Who Defected on the Health Care Vote?

One unprincipled Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), now know as Joseph "Mao," voted for the bill. For all the turncoat "Democrats" who voted against: think what it means if an endangered Republican is re-elected BECAUSE of this vote. .

Source: DemConWatch
11/08/09
Politics Plus: Editorial: Health Care Reform - Not Perfect, But…

At a meeting with reporters following the bill's passage, Pelosi called up Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, the upper chamber's long-time champion of health-care reform. ... John Adler, Jason Altmire, Brian Baird, Jo

11/08/09
220-215 at Campaign Diaries

On the other hand, the Democratic leadership does look to have been more pressed for votes than it might have been expecting: A group of lawmakers led by Rep. Bart Stupak warned they would oppose the bill if anti-abortion provisions ... In particular, Oba

11/08/09
LIST: Democrats who voted no - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) Rep. John Boccieri (D-Ohio) Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) Reo. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.) Rep Travis Childers (D-Miss.) Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala. ...

Source: News
11/08/09
MainStreet-CT.com/marl: Marlborough - The Town Green » The 39 ...

Rep. John Barrow (GA). 5. Rep. John Boccieri (OH). 6. Rep. Dan Boren (OK). 7. Rep. Rick Boucher (VA). 8. Rep. Allen Boyd (FL). 9. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL). 10. Rep. Ben Chandler (KT). 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS). 12. Rep. Artur Davis ...

11/08/09
House health bill passes - First Read - msnbc.com

Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS) 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL) 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) 15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL) 17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) ...

Source: First Read
11/08/09
Democratic no votes

...passed by the slimmest of margins. anyone know why artur davis is voting no? is it because of the governor's race in al, or because it doesn't go far enough? Tell us the Republican who voted for the bill. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted fo

Source: The Politico
11/08/09
The most important number in politics this weekend

...the eight, Obama's highest percentage came in Rep. Artur Davis' 7th district where he won 74 percent of the vote. Davis' vote is rightly understood through a political lens as, despite the overwhelming support for Obama in his district, he is running fo

Source: The Fix
11/08/09
Matthew Yglesias » House Democrats Voting No

There's also Artur Davis whose district suggests he ought to be a solid Democratic vote but who's running for governor of Alabama and thus tacking way to the right of what his district requires. You've also got idiosyncratic nos from ...

11/08/09
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

But he and Rep. Massa of New York are the only two proponents of single-payer to vote against reform. And Massa is just looking for cover because his district is very conservative. What really happened is that Kucinich wants attention and .... Artur Davis

11/08/09
Democratic No Votes - Democratic Underground

Artur Davis, jaysunb, Nov-08-09 01:03 AM, #4. Dennis said without a functioning Public Option he wouldn't vote for it. A long time ago. John Q. Citizen, Nov-08-09 01:06 AM, #5. Agreed. I would have voted NO on this bill, too. ..... My representative i

11/08/09
Open Left:: A Stupak amendment of our own

Let's look at this systematically. Starting, as you say, with LA-02. And Artur Davis' district, etc. There is a most-efficient way to distribute energy and money to increasing progressive strength in Congress, and we need to figure out ...

11/08/09
Firedoglake » Sunday Talking Heads: November 8, 2009

... Donna Brazile, and Frank Luntz. CBS' Face The Nation: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Ike Skelton (D-M). Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (D-FL), Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee and Ed Rollins, Republican Political

Source: Firedoglake
11/08/09
The 39 “Democrats” Who Voted Against America | Oliver Willis

We should support the primary opponents of the following Democrats, and in the case of Artur Davis, not support his run for governor of Alabama. It would be great for Alabama to have a Democratic governor who is black, ...

11/08/09
Alan Colmes' Liberaland » Democrats Who Voted “No” On Health Care

These 39 Democrats are the most vulnerable House members. Let's hope this vote make them more vulnerable. Here's the list: Adler. Altmire. Baird. Barrow. Boccieri. Boren. Boucher. Boyd. Bright. Chandler. Childers. Artur Davis ...

11/08/09
field negro: Come along little children, let's play slave.

(ARTUR DAVIS D-ALABAMA) ARTUR, I KNOW YOU WANT TO BECOME GOV. OF ALABAMA. [GOOD LUCK WITH THAT] BUT VOTING AGAINST THIS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM BILL WHEN 27% OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL IS HN BEHAVIOR. ...

Source: field negro
11/08/09
Democrats Who Voted Yes on Stupak and No on #HCR - Kevin ...

The following Democrats voted both for the Stupak Amendement and then voted against final passage of HR 3962. Bobby Bright (AL-2) Parker Griffith (AL-5) Artur Davis (AL-7) Mike Ross (AR-4) Jim Marshall (GA-8) John Barrow (GA-12) ... And Speaker Nancy Pelo

11/08/09
t r u t h o u t | House Passes Sweeping Health Care Reform Legislation

Rep. Bobby Bright (AL) Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) Rep. Travis Childers (MS) Rep. Artur Davis (AL) Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) rep. Parker Griffith (AL) Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) Rep. ...

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