Jerone Davison
Appearance
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Picayune, Mississippi | September 16, 1970
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Picayune (MS) Memorial |
College: | Solano CC (1989–1990) Arizona State (1991–1992) |
Undrafted: | 1993 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jerone Lamar Davison (born September 16, 1970) is a former American football running back. He played for the Sacramento Gold Miners in 1994 and for the Oakland Raiders from 1996 to 1997.[1][2] He ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. House in Arizona's 4th congressional district in 2022.
Political career
[edit]Davison was a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in the 2022 election, in Arizona's 4th congressional district. He lost the primary election on August 2, 2022 and came in last place in voting.[3]
In July 2022, Davison released a 30-second advertisement in which he protects his home from "a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods" with an AR-15.[4] The advertisement went viral, gathering more than 5 million views on Twitter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jerone Davison Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Jerone Davison, RB". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Who's who in Arizona's 2022 US Congressional races". 12news.com. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Hilu, Charles (July 7, 2022). "Arizona candidate Jerone Davison wards off KKK with AR-15 in viral campaign ad". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- African-American sportsmen
- American football running backs
- Arizona Republicans
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
- Sacramento Gold Miners players
- Rhein Fire players
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Picayune, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- People from Tempe, Arizona
- Junior college football players in the United States
- Candidates in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections