Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.

Davis ran for and won the Republican nomination to succeed him despite Governor Jim Gilmore's having endorsed her primary opponent. Bateman a 72-year-old incumbent announced his retirement because of health concerns. She was reportedly recovering from a second bout with breast cancer but her condition deteriorated rapidly over the week preceding her death.

Jo Ann Davis (June 29 1950 – October 6 2007) was a Representative in the U. S. A member of the Republican Party from the United States Commonwealth of Virginia Jo Ann Davis represented the state's 1st congressional district from 2001 until her death in 2007.