Artur Davis Tapped for Romney Black Outreach

The former Democratic congressman turned Republican will join Mitt Romney's Black Leadership Council

Reason Staff | 9.5.2012 2:56 PM

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced this morning that former Birmingham congressman Artur Davis would be a member of his new Black Leadership Council.

Davis, who represented Alabama's 7th District for eight years as a Democrat, recently switched parties and endorsed Romney.

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Artur Davis Tapped for Romney Black Outreach

The former Democratic congressman turned Republican will join Mitt Romney's Black Leadership Council

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