Erica Davis

This page was last updated during the official's most recent election or appointment. Please contact us with any updates.

Erica Davis

Democratic Party

Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Mike Wolfe

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Houston, 2009

Graduate

University of Texas, Austin, 2019

Erica Davis (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in Texas. Davis assumed office on January 1, 2021. Davis' current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election for Harris County Judge in Texas. Davis lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography

Erica Davis was born in 1985 in Houston, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in interpersonal communications and Spanish from the University of Houston in 2009 and a Master's in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019. As of 2021, Davis attended a second master's program at Columbia University.

Davis' career experience includes working as Chief of Staff and Community Outreach Director at the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s Office. Previously, she was a Spanish teacher at Mount Carmel High School. Davis also served as Interim Director for the Acres Homes Chamber for Business & Economic Development.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Judge

Incumbent Lina Hidalgo defeated Alex Mealer and Naoufal Houjami in the general election for Harris County Judge on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lina Hidalgo (D)	50.8	552,903
		Alex Mealer (R)	49.2	534,720
		Naoufal Houjami (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	241

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,087,864
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge

Alex Mealer defeated Vidal Martinez in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Judge on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Mealer	75.4	85,778
	Submit photo	Vidal Martinez	24.6	27,952

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113,730
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Judge

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lina Hidalgo	70.3	113,845
		Erica Davis	14.7	23,878
	Submit photo	Georgia Provost	6.2	10,071
	Submit photo	Maria Garcia	3.7	6,058
	Submit photo	Kevin Howard	2.9	4,635
		Ahmad Hassan	2.1	3,412

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,899
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Judge

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Harris County Judge on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Mealer	29.5	50,435
✔	Submit photo	Vidal Martinez	25.9	44,216
		Martina Lemond Dixon	15.2	25,912
	Submit photo	Randy Kubosh	9.6	16,388
	Submit photo	Warren Howell	7.8	13,346
	Submit photo	Oscar Gonzales	4.3	7,316
	Submit photo	Robert Dorris	4.1	7,036
	Submit photo	George Zoes	2.5	4,287
	Submit photo	H.Q. Bolanos	1.2	2,008

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 170,944
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large

Erica Davis defeated Bob Wolfe in the general election for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Davis (D)	55.6	864,352
		Bob Wolfe (R)	44.4	689,198

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,553,550
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large

Erica Davis defeated Paul Ovalle in the Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Davis	86.6	209,979
	Submit photo	Paul Ovalle	13.4	32,590

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 242,569
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large

Bob Wolfe defeated Fred Flickinger and Connie Dubroff in the Republican primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Wolfe	61.2	96,648
	Submit photo	Fred Flickinger	21.3	33,639
	Submit photo	Connie Dubroff	17.5	27,629

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 157,916
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Endorsements

To view Davis' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Erica Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Erica Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. 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.

Expand all | Collapse all

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Columbia University -New York

School of Professional Studies

Executive Master of Science in Strategic Communication. (Weekend Intensive Dec 2021).

University of Texas at Austin

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Executive Master in Public Leadership

University of Houston (Main Campus) Jack J. Valenti School of Communications Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication Minor: Spanish As Chief of Staff, for Harris County Precinct One Constable's Office, Erica Davis focuses on building bridges between Law Enforcement and the Community. As a true public servant, Erica develops educational safety seminars to all communities; provide resource fairs for low-income communities and developed multiple platforms for youth to dialogue on progressive issues. She believes in working with everyone with a common goal to best practices, policies, and procedures.

Prior to the Constables office, Erica worked as a High School Spanish Teacher and served as interim director for the Acres Homes Chamber for Business & Economic Development. Erica Davis holds a BA in Interpersonal Communications with a minor in Spanish from the University of Houston and recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs. To further her education, Erica will attend Columbia University- New York this Fall. Erica Davis is a proud Veteran's wife, devoted mom, & native Houstonian.

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?

• Harris County Department of Education
• Harris County Department of Education is a full-service provider of education resources.
• Our primary clients include school districts, citizens, municipalities, and non-profit entities across and beyond Harris County.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Pre-K expansion and Spanish programs. Creating more educational resources for our youth to not enter into our criminal justice system .

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

See also

2022 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

Search Google News for this topic