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Hank Davis

Title: VP Governmental Affairs & Community Development
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Phone: 803-766-0067

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Hank Davis serves as Vice President, Governmental Affairs & Community Development for the South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association. At the SCRLA, Davis is responsible for the development and execution of the association's federal, state, and local government affairs strategies and public policy agendas. Davis also educates, informs, and lobbies the South Carolina General Assembly on issues related to the restaurant, hotel, and tourism industries. In 2023, Davis was recognized by the South Carolina Society of Association Executives as a "Best in the Business" award winner in the lobbyist category for his passionate advocacy and governmental affairs-related work on behalf of the SCRLA and its members.

Prior to joining SCRLA, Davis served as Associate Vice President, Client relations at DDC Public Affairs, a full-service public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. During his tenure at DDC, Davis worked on a variety of grassroots and political advocacy campaigns in the aerospace, defense, healthcare, insurance, and renewable energy sectors at both the state and federal level in addition to his PAC fundraising responsibilities on behalf of his clients. Prior to joining DDC, Davis served as a Government Relations Associate for Witt Global Partners, an international lobbying and consulting agency in Washington, D.C. and has also served as a Financial Center Operations Manager for Bank of America in Bethesda, MD.

Davis is a graduate of Wofford College with a B.A. in History and a B.A. in Government with a concentration in Political Thought. While attending Wofford, Davis served as Campus Union President where he was awarded the William Light Kenney Award and the Heart of the Terrier Award for his leadership, scholarship, and service to the Wofford community. While at Wofford, Davis also served in multiple leadership positions in the College's Inter-Fraternity Council, including Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, a member of the Wofford Activities Council, and also served as Chapter Historian for Pi Kappa Alpha, Nu Chapter, where he currently serves as an alumni advisor. Davis was an active member of Wofford Men's Glee Club and concert Choral Group and also served as a Bellringer Scholar Ambassador for the college's Admissions Department - giving tours of Wofford's historic campus for prospective students and their families.

During his free time, you can find Davis exploring South Carolina’s state and national parks, milling around his garden, sitting on his back porch bird watching, cheering on his favorite sport teams including the Wofford Terriers, Clemson Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers, and Washington Capitals, or enjoying a greasy cheeseburger at some of South Carolina’s favorite dive bars. Davis is an active member of Shandon United Methodist church where he serves on the Assimilation and Discipleship Committee and Youth Council, and also serves an usher for traditional worship. Davis resides in Columbia with his wife, Ashlee, daughter, Clarke, and son, Henry.

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