BAY MINETTE – County Commissioner Joe Davis announced Tuesday, Jan. 4, that he will not run for another term representing the Eastern Shore district.
Davis made his announcement at the end of the commission meeting. He said he will continue to serve until his term expires in 2022.
“Taking family matters and health issues into consideration, I am announcing that I will not be a candidate for re-election to the County Commission for District 2,” Davis said. “My timing of this announcement is to give others the opportunity to organize and campaign for this very important role.”
Davis, 74, said he was stepping aside to spend more time with family. He said the death of his brother in September had been one factor in his decision to not run for another term.
“This is the best thing for the Davis family, and it sets the stage for this body to move on, for somebody to be in this chair and they’ll do a good job,” Davis said.
Davis was elected in 2018 after serving on the Daphne City Council.
“I was so pleased to be a part of us starting some great programs, us completely some great programs and us moving some others forward,” Davis said. “You’ve heard me say it before, this place is paradise. If you don’t believe it ask the people from Texas and California who are coming in here.”
Davis said some of the programs taken on by the commission during his term include the start of the new boat launch on the Intracoastal Waterway in Orange Beach, improved roads and working with the cities and school system.
He said one of the major issues coming up in the new term include the need to build a new Interstate 10 connection over Mobile Bay.
“My project will continue to be getting that doggone bridge and connectivity between Mobile and Baldwin County,” Davis said. “That’s something that should have been done 15 years ago, in my opinion.”
Davis’s district includes the cities of Spanish Fort, Daphne and Fairhope.
