Shortly after , Davis announced he would not be running for re-election to the House in 2010 , instead returning to the practice of law . He subsequently moved to Virginia and joined the Republican Party . A 1990s honors graduate of Harvard University , in 2012 Davis became a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics . He also began writing a column for the conservative '' National Review '' . He considered running for Congress as a Republican in the 2014 House elections in Virginia but did not do so . A resident of Virginia from 2011 until 2014 , Davis spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention in support of the Republican nominee for President , Mitt Romney . He was defeated in his attempt to be elected Mayor of Montgomery , Alabama in the 2015 election
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Artur Davis