Tom Davis – Retired Congressman and Rector, George Mason University Our Town with host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

Tom Davis, retired US Congressman for Virginia’s 11th District, is currently Rector of George Mason University. He had an impact on Virginia during the 80s, through the 90s and the first part of the new century. He and Andy talk politics, then and now, as well as a little about Tom's background and reason for retiring from his Congressional seat.Following are topics discussed in this new Our Town podcast interview:

• Tom Davis – 29 Years of Public Service | Former United States Congressman and Fairfax County Board

Member

• Reminiscing – Local Political Races

• On Growing Up | Family and Education | Full Scholarship to Amerherst

• Middle School and High School – Page Boy for the U.S. Senate

• Impact on County Board | Won Chairman Seat from Incumbent

• Rector, George Mason University | Life After Congress

• On Writing DC Control Board Legislation

• On Leaving Congress Undefeated and Unindicted | It Was Time to Move On and College Tuition

• DC and Virginia’s “Destinies Interwined” | Davis Worked to Bring People Together

• Republicans in Northern Virginia on Endangered Species List

• Virginia Political History

• Frank Wolf – Sui Generis

• Northern Virginia has Changed for the Good

• Changes in Urban and Rural America

• On Donald Trump

• “It’s a Cultural Gap”

• It’s Social Media

• New Balance of Power Exists Today – Not Fairing Very Well Right Now

• Whole Foods or Cracker Barrel – Democrats or Republicans – It’s a Great Country

• Little League Baseball Player and Clayton Kirby

• Marshall Hall Amusement Park



The entire transcript for this podcast episode can be found on our website here:

https://ourtowndc.com/tom-davis-retired-congressman/



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