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Jerone Davison

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Jerone Davison
Davison in 2024
No. 48
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Born (1970-09-16) September 16, 1970 (age 55)
Picayune, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolMemorial (Picayune)
CollegeSolano CC (1989–1990)
Arizona State (1991–1992)
NFL draft1993: undrafted
Career history
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jerone Lamar Davison (born September 16, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 1996 to 1997. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played pro ball for the Sacramento Gold Miners of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1994.[2][3] He ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. House in Arizona's 4th congressional district in 2022.

Political career

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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.[4]

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.[5] The advertisement went viral, gathering more than 5 million views on Twitter.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jerone Davison". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jerone Davison Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jerone Davison, RB". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Who's who in Arizona's 2022 US Congressional races". 12news.com. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.