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Jim Davis <br /> Partner <br /> Tampa <br /> / T 813.227.6383 <br /> jim.davis@hklaw.com <br /> i <br /> Practices: Congressional Investigations IEmbassies and Sovereign Governments IFederal Practice <br /> I Financial Services I Florida Government Advocacy I Legislative Tax Practice I Public Finance <br /> Public Policy&Regulation <br /> Jim Davis draws upon his extensive experience in the public sector to provide strategic legal, <br /> legislative and regulatory counsel to clients in Florida,the District of Columbia and across the <br /> country. <br /> Mr.Davis served in the U.S.House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing the City of <br /> Tampa and portions of St.Petersburg,Bradenton and Hillsborough County,Florida. While in <br /> Congress,Mr.Davis served on the Energy and Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over health, <br /> consumer protection,energy,telecommunications and electronic commerce,as well as the Federal <br /> Communications Commission(FCC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),the Food and Drug <br /> Administration (FDA),the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),and the Federal <br /> Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC). <br /> As a member of the health and telecommunication subcommittees,he helped write legislation <br /> reforming Medicaid regulation of nursing homes and FCC regulation of broadcasters.Mr. Davis also <br /> served as a member of the Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee. <br /> In addition,Mr.Davis served on the Committee on International Relations and the Budget <br /> Committee.He was elected by his peers to be the president of the Democratic Freshman Class in <br /> 1997 and to serve in the Democratic House leadership. <br /> Mr.Davis was a co-chair of the U.S.House New Democratic Coalition with Reps.Ron Kind and Adam <br /> Smith,the incoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He was a leader in the <br /> development and passage of significant international trade legislation working with President <br /> Clinton. Mr.Davis also served as a member of Minority Whip Rep.Steny Hoyer's whip team.He <br /> worked with Rep.Hoyer to pass the landmark McCain/Feingold campaign finance reform <br /> legislation. <br /> In 2006,Mr.Davis was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida. <br /> Before entering Congress,Mr.Davis was a state representative in the Florida House of <br /> Representatives from 1988 to 1996,chairing the employee and management relations committee <br /> and public utilities subcommittee before serving as the majority leader in 1995 and 1996. <br /> He was also in private practice in Tampa as a commercial litigator for 14 years. <br /> Holland 8c Knight Confidential Presentation for the City of Everett 144 <br />