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Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Fall Kick-Off Networking Reception with Tom Davis

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Speaker(s):

The Honorable Thomas M. Davis - Biography

Tom Davis was first elected to office in 1979, winning a hard-fought campaign to represent MasonDistrict on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.  This would be the first of 14 straight victories, a winning streak spanning three decades. Tom earned national recognition as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2000 and 2002, when was instrumental in maintaining his party’s majority in the House of Representatives.  He is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of political minutia, often lecturing members of Congress on the electoral history of their own districts.

After the 2002 election, he was named chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform, gaining national prominence once again by chairing hearings on the use of performance enhancing substances in professional sports.  Other notable accomplishments include his hard-hitting but objective report on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina; his sponsorship of legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco; and passage of the National Capital Transportation Amendments Act, which authorizes much needed capital reinvestment in the Washington Metro system, and legislation related to cyber crimes.

Tom recently accepted a position as the Director of Federal Government Affairs for Deloitte LLP, in which he continues his effort to being effective, common sense solutions to government.


 

 

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