Jo Ann Davis (née Sides; June 29, 1950 – October 6, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007.

Jo Ann Sides was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, but lived in Virginia starting when she was nine years old.

In November 2000, she received 58% of the vote to win the seat, defeating Democrat Lawrence A. Davies, and Independents Sharon A.

Unlike Bateman, who was relatively moderate by Southern Republican standards, Davis was strongly conservative, especially on social issues.

[5] In March 2001, the House passed Davis's first piece of legislation – HR 1015, the SGLI Adjustment Act Archived 2006-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, which increased the amount of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance paid to beneficiaries of members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of their duty between November 1, 2000, and April 1, 2001.

Other ratings included a 0% from the National Education Association, a 23% from the League of Conservation Voters, a 0% from the Children's Defense Fund, and a 4% from the American Civil Liberties Union.

She was reportedly recovering from a second bout with breast cancer, but her condition deteriorated rapidly over the week preceding her death.