Biography
Jamie Davis (James Davis Jr.) is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, a third-generation farmer and small-business owner from Waterproof in Tensas Parish. He served on the Tensas Parish Police Jury, ran for the Louisiana House in 2023, and sits on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee.[1] According to his Ballotpedia survey, he is running to lower the cost of living, expand access to affordable healthcare, and support public education.[1]
Davis was born in Houston, Texas, and, according to his Ballotpedia survey, returned to the Louisiana Delta as a child and attended public schools; Ballotpedia lists Waterproof High School as his high school.[1] He enrolled at Louisiana State University to study electrical engineering, according to his survey response.[1] He then returned home to work at Davis Farms, which his father founded in 1977 and which he now owns and operates; he describes it as a more-than-2,000-acre farm producing sorghum, corn, soybeans and cotton, on land that includes acreage once worked by his grandfather as a sharecropper.[1]
Davis was elected Police Juror for District 7 in Tensas Parish in 2015, serving four years and holding the role of vice president of the Police Jury.[1] In 2023 he ran for State Representative in District 21, and he currently serves on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee.[1] He won the June 27, 2026 Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate over Gary Crockett, 79.9% to 20.1%.[1] He lives in Ferriday with his wife, Brenda, and near his children and grandchildren.[1]
- 1.Jamie Davis (Louisiana) — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
