First 100 Days In Office
By: U.S. Congressman Lincoln Davis

A few days after I was elected to represent the 4th District a gentleman said to me, 'Be yourself, don't ever change, and we will like you. Be like you have been all your life and we will like you.' I have always considered honesty and work ethic to be some of the best traits one can posses, and I have always tried to follow those guiding principles.

When I walk around the halls of Congress, I often see pictures and statues of great statesmen like Cordell Hull, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George Washington. When I am back home in Tennessee, I get the opportunity to work, talk, and meet with many of the working men and women who help make this country great. I feel very fortunate and honored that the voters trusted me to represent them in Washington.

I know that I was elected to carry out the will of the people who reside in the 4th Congressional District. I have stuck to my campaign promise and am back in the district working every weekend gathering ideas and messages to carry back with me to Washington.

One of my first tasks as your Congressman was to get familiar with and active in the legislative process so your voices could be heard. I am a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, and Agriculture Committees. My hopes are that my work on these key committees will prove beneficial in terms of job creation and bringing resources to the district.

I also have the privilege of working on some active and growing caucuses. A few weeks ago, I was asked to serve as the Co-Chair of the Congressional Rural Caucus, which will be tasked with fostering sustained economic growth, ensuring access to quality, affordable health care, improving education and workforce training opportunities and promoting responsible use of public lands and natural resources in our rural areas. I also serve in the Blue Dog Coalition, which is a group of moderate to conservative Democrats. Our goal is to promote fiscal responsibility in our government and work to ensure that we have a balanced budget.

If our voices are going to be heard in Washington I must be an active and vocal participant. Family, education, preserving our constitutional rights, the economy, jobs and being stewards of the environment are too important not to be involved.

Congressman Davis can be reached at his Washington, DC office by calling 202-225-6831.