Audrey Davis

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Audrey Davis

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Saint Mary's College, 2009

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Audrey Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Fort Wayne City Council in Indiana. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Audrey Davis earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary's College in 2009.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)

General election

General election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Chambers (D)	17.9	21,952
✔		Marty Bender (R)	17.2	21,093
✔		Thomas Freistroffer (R)	17.0	20,919
	Submit photo	Luke Fries (R)	16.0	19,689
		Stephanie Crandall (D)	14.9	18,313
		Audrey Davis (D)	14.4	17,666
	Submit photo	Ethan Gaudette (L)	2.6	3,254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,886
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Michelle Chambers, Stephanie Crandall, and Audrey Davis defeated Sean Johnson in the Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Chambers	34.2	6,694
✔		Stephanie Crandall	26.1	5,117
✔		Audrey Davis	24.4	4,782
	Submit photo	Sean Johnson	15.3	2,998

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,591
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)

Marty Bender, incumbent Thomas Freistroffer, and Luke Fries advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marty Bender	33.9	8,932
✔		Thomas Freistroffer	33.5	8,818
✔	Submit photo	Luke Fries	32.6	8,582

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,332
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Audrey Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a mother, community organizer, military veteran and person of faith running to ensure our city's growth matches the needs of our families and that everyday people once again have a say in the decisions of the second biggest city in the state.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Get tax dollars working for families in neighborhoods again not big business in new jails
• Invest in mental health, childcare, and affordable housing so all of us can thrive
• Make sure you have a say, in decisions that affect your life, no matter the color of your skin or where you live

Community Question Featured local question

Did the COVID-19 pandemic change your approach to local policy issues? If so, please give us an example. If not, why?

The Covid pandemic showed a certain distance that exists locally between every day people as their government. As an organizer at the time, our efforts were crucial in establishing the first free Covid testing site on Southeast Fort Wayne, thereby bringing the first tool of resilience to a community that had previously been expected to go to the ER or hospital (a process, riddled with confusion and distance and limited access in The communities that make up the Southeast Side's experience) when they weren't feeling well.

Community Question Featured local question

How important is it to involve residents in the government’s decision-making process? What plans do you have regarding resident involvement in this process?

Our campaign is currently engaging more voters on the doors and phones than any other city-wide campaign, has already registered 45 new voters, and plans to continue growing the electorate and chanted for residents to access and engage their government

Community Question Featured local question

How would you address crime and public safety? Do you have a different stance than current city council policy?

Mine havs been one of the most formidable voices in the local issue facing our county and city of whether to build a new jail. I formed a coalition called Help not Handcuffs that became amicus to the lawsuit facing our current jail administration and county offices; on July 21 we successfully stopped the local income tax increase that would have gone toward paying for the jail. This is the power concerned citizens gave in writing a new story for their municipality.

Community Question Featured local question

How would you set priorities and develop plans in a way that will reflect community values and goals?

It is a commitment of mine to bring a requirement for affected community members to be at the table when we are addressing issues and planning. If we are talking about homelessness, the homeless community should make up board members of the project; same thing for re-entry services, retired community members need ls and efforts to address the uninsured or underemployed. Those who have first-hand knowledge of the pressures of social and economic exclusion need to be prioritized in finding those solutions that will alleviate them.

Community Question Featured local question

What do you think about the city's current approach to public safety? Would you take any different positions?

We need to address mental illness and access to mental health as a public health concern, not a public safety concern

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Equitable access to housing, food, health and De-Incarcerating Allen County and Indiana

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Stacey Abrams, bold, visionary, truth telling, people centered

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember coming home from school as a grade schooler and my mom being ecstatic that the Berlin Wall had come down.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Hostess at Ponderosa, 1 year

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

AFL-CIO

Stonewall Democrats
Tom Hayhurst, Former City Councilman
John Shoaff, Former City Councilman at Large

Kyle Miller, Indiana House Representative, D-82

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