BREANNE DAVIS
Biography of Senator Breanne Davis
Senator Breanne Davis of Russellville, elected in a 2018 special election, represents Arkansas’s District 25, encompassing most of Pope and Conway Counties. Throughout her service, she has treated her role as a solemn fiduciary duty to her constituents—one that requires vigilance, integrity, and a commitment to shielding Arkansans from bad‑faith and abusive actors, including predatory banks, exploitative law firms, and others who might take advantage of hardworking families. As chair of the Senate Rules, Resolutions and Memorials Committee and a member of several key committees—including Education; City, County and Local Affairs; Children and Youth; Joint Budget; and the Arkansas Legislative Council—she has used every position of responsibility to advance policies that protect the public interest. Now serving as Senate Majority Whip of the 95th General Assembly, Senator Davis continues to champion reforms that strengthen transparency, accountability, and the rights of everyday Arkansans.
Her legislative record reflects both her protective instincts and her commitment to expanding opportunity. During the 94th General Assembly, she led the passage of the LEARNS Act (Act 237 of 2023), a sweeping reform of school finance, literacy, teacher pay, and parental choice. She has sponsored laws safeguarding vulnerable individuals, including “Lila’s Law,” which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities needing organ transplants, and legislation ensuring Medicaid coverage for continuous glucose monitors. Her work has also expanded rural Internet access, strengthened investigations into long‑term care facilities, and clarified implementation of the Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment. Before joining the Senate, she served in multiple leadership roles on the Russellville School Board and contributed to statewide commissions on athletic training, children’s vision care, and community planning. A graduate of Russellville High School and Arkansas Tech University, Senator Davis made history as the first member of the General Assembly to give birth while in office. She and her husband, John‑Paul, are raising two sons and two daughters, grounding her public service in the same values of protection, fairness, and responsibility that guide her work at the Capitol.
When a Bank Crosses the Line, the Public Pays
Banks are entrusted with something far more valuable than money—they hold people’s futures. That trust is sacred. And when a bank weaponizes its power to intimidate small business owners, manipulate legal systems, or hide its own misconduct, it is not a “mistake.” It is a rupture in the institution’s moral core.
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) is one of the clearest signs of that rupture. When a bank is found guilty of RDNH, a neutral panel has already concluded that the bank acted in bad faith—that it tried to take something it did not deserve by twisting a legal process designed to protect fairness. That is not a clerical error. It is a deliberate abuse of process.
The public deserves to know what that means. Regulators deserve to know why it happened. And Senator Breanne Davis must decide whether to stand with the people—or with the bankers who crossed the line.
Why Abuse of Process by a Bank Is a Red Flag
Banks are not ordinary corporations. They are fiduciaries bound by law to act with loyalty, prudence, and integrity. Their leaders swear to avoid unsafe or unsound practices. They are required to tell the truth—even when it is inconvenient.
So when a bank misuses the UDRP to seize a domain name it has no right to, it reveals something dangerous:
A willingness to misrepresent facts
A willingness to weaponize legal systems
A willingness to bully those with less power
That is predatory behavior. And regulators know that misconduct rarely exists in isolation. A bank that cuts corners in a domain dispute may cut corners in lending, reporting, record‑keeping, or consumer protection. A bank whose executives sign off on bad‑faith tactics is a bank whose culture has already rotted.
This is exactly what federal and state banking laws are designed to prevent. So the question becomes: Who will enforce them? Senator Davis, the public is waiting for your answer.
The Legal Duties Banks Cannot Ignore
Federal regulators—the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC—have sweeping authority to investigate and punish misconduct. They can:
Impose civil money penalties
Restrict a bank’s activities
Remove officers and directors
Refer cases to law enforcement
State banking departments add their own oversight, including laws against fraud, bad faith, and destruction of evidence. When a bank intimidates, defames, or harasses small business owners, it triggers not just ethical concerns but legal ones.
Bank leaders do not get to hide behind the logo. They can be held personally accountable.
Public Officials Have a Duty Too
This is not just about banks. It is about the people elected to protect the public from unethical financial practices.
Governors, attorneys general, state legislators, and members of the Arkansas Senate all have a responsibility to ensure that banks follow the law. Their duty is to the people—not to powerful institutions hoping to avoid scrutiny.
When a bank engages in predatory tactics, silence from public officials is not neutrality. It is complicity.
The people have every right to demand that their representatives treat bank misconduct as a threat to the integrity of the financial system and the health of the local economy.
Why Small Business Owners Are Especially Vulnerable
A domain name is not a toy. It is a lifeline—brand identity, search visibility, customer trust. When a bank tries to seize that domain through RDNH, it is attacking the very existence of a small business.
Add intimidation or defamation, and the imbalance becomes overwhelming:
A bank has teams of lawyers.
A small business owner may have none.
The law expects banks to act with extra care precisely because of this imbalance. When they instead act like predators, they undermine trust in the entire financial system.
If this behavior goes unchallenged, the message is clear: Power wins. Rules don’t matter.
That is not the Arkansas small business owners deserve.
What Must Happen Now: Investigation, Transparency, Accountability
A bank found guilty of RDNH should not be met with a shrug. It should trigger:
A formal investigation
A review of internal decision‑making
Accountability for officers and directors
Public transparency about what happened
Senator Davis, this is your moment to show whether you stand with the people or with the bankers who acted in bad faith.
Consequences must follow—not out of vengeance, but to restore integrity and protect the public.
Sunlight is the only disinfectant strong enough for this kind of misconduct.
So the question stands: Do you believe it is acceptable for a regulated bank to abuse legal processes to target small businesses? And if not—what will you do about it?
A Leader Willing to Take a Stand
Real reform begins when one public official decides that enough is enough. When one leader refuses to let powerful institutions bend the rules without consequence.
Senator Breanne Davis, this is a personal call to action. You must protect the people of Arkansas. Please contact us now.