Description
Assemblymember Mike Davis was elected to serve the 48th District in November of 2006. Located in Los Angeles County, the district is home to a myriad of diverse communities including: Arlington Park, Athens, Chesterfield Square, King Estates, Koreatown, Lafayette Park, Magnolia Square, North University Park, University Park, Vermont Knolls, West Adams, West Park Terrace and Wilshire Center. As a freshman Assemblymember, Mr. Davis is committed to education, health care reform, economic development and transportation.
A member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc, Mr. Davis served as the Western Regional Social Action Committee Chairman and served on the fraternity's National Social Action Commission. Mr. Davis founded The Images of Blacks in America Symposium at UCLA, a conference for high school students and professionals
Prior to being elected, Mr. Davis served as Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke's Senior Deputy Director. He also served as District Director for Maxine Waters during her tenure in the California State Assembly and when she was elected to Congress. He received his Bachelor's Degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; a Masters of Public Administration Degree from California State University at Northridge; and a Masters of Arts Degree in Behavioral Science with a concentration in Negotiations and Conflict Management from California State University at Dominguez Hills. He also recently completed Innovations in Governance Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
