Mike Davis

Mike Davis
California State Assembly District 48
Former Member
In office
2006-2012
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$95,290.56 per year
Per diem	$141.86 per day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
Bachelor's	University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Master's	California State University
Personal
Profession	Legislator
Websites
Office website

Mike Davis is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 48 since 2006.

Davis was the District Director for Assemblymember/United States Representative Maxine Waters, Chair for the Western Regional Social Action Committee of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc, and Senior Deputy Director for Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Los Angeles County.

He is the founder of Images of Blacks in America Symposium at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Davis will be ineligible to run for re-election to the California State Assembly in 2012 due to term limits.

Issues

Political Courage test

Davis did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.

Legislative scorecard

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. ,

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Davis ranked as a 79.

Sponsored legislation

Davis's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 87 - Single-use carryout bags: environmental effect
• AB 290 - Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants
• AB 632 - Internet-based social networking: privacy

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Davis served on these committees:

• Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
• Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly
• Local Government Committee, California General Assembly
• Rules Committee, California General Assembly
• Rules Committee, California Legislature

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Davis served on these committees:

• Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
• Arts Committee, California Legislature
• Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
• Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly
• Local Government Committee, California General Assembly
• Select Committee on Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry
• Select Committee on Rail Transportation (Chair)

Elections

2014

See also: State executive official elections, 2014

Davis filed a "Statement of Intention" to run for Secretary of State of California in the 2014 elections. Current officeholder Debra Bowen cannot seek re-election in 2014 due to term limits.

2012

Davis was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Davis won re-election to the 48th District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition.

2008

In 2008 Davis was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 48. Davis (D) finished with 75,279 votes while his opponent Lucilla Esguera, a member iof the Peace and Freedom Party, finished with 11,173 votes.

California State Assembly District 48
Candidates		Votes
Mike Davis (D)		75,279
Lucilla Esguera (P&F)		11,173

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Davis raised $154,486 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
California State Council Of Laborers	$7,800
Pechanga Band Of Luiseno Mission Indians	$7,800
Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters	$5,000
AT&T	$4,900

2008

Below are Davis's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
California State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
AFSCME California	$10,800
CA Medical Assoc	$7,200
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians	$6,200
AT&T	$6,000

Recent news

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All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Mike Davis News Feed

• Pension costs set to skyrocket - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
• California Hospital Strike: Thousands Picket At UC Davis Medical Center, Other ... - Huffington Post
• House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults - San Diego, California ... - KFMB
• POLITICS: Fundraisers get Assembly's juiciest jobs - Press-Enterprise
• Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures - KATV
• L'affaire Duffy: Will Harper be held to account? - rabble.ca (blog)
• AM Alert: Analyst gives lowdown on the budget revision - Sacramento Bee (blog)
• Super Bowl vote: 49ers, Bay Area prepare for NFL's decision Tuesday - San Jose Mercury News
• LIVE BLOG: House Ways and Means Committee Hearing - The Nonprofit Quarterly
• Are you a tax cheat if you shop online tax-free? - ECNmag.com

External links

Suggest a link

• Official state assembly website of Mike Davis
• Legislative profile of Mike Davis on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Mike Davis on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2002

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 48 2006–2012	Succeeded by Roger Hernandez (D)