Bettye Davis
Bettye Davis | |
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Member of the Alaska Senate from the K district | |
In office January 8, 2001 – January 15, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Tim Kelly |
Succeeded by | redistricted |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
In office January 18, 1993 – January 13, 1997 | |
Preceded by | redistricted |
Succeeded by | Joe Ryan |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
In office January 21, 1991 – January 18, 1993 Serving with Ramona L. Barnes[1] | |
Preceded by | Walter R. Furnace |
Succeeded by | redistricted |
Personal details | |
Born |
Homer, Louisiana | May 17, 1938
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | widowed |
Residence | Anchorage, Alaska |
Alma mater | Grambling State University |
Profession | social worker |
Religion | Protestant |
Bettye Davis was a Democratic Party member of the Alaska Senate, representing the K District from 2000 through 2013. She was defeated in the 2012 general election for state senate district M by Anna Fairclough. She was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1991 through 1996. On April 2013, she was elected to the Anchorage School Board, a body on which she'd served non-consecutive terms in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Grambling State University, 1972
- Diploma in Nursing, Saint Anthony School of Nursing, 1961
Notes
- ↑ Urban legislative districts in Alaska at the time were two-member districts with designated seats A and B. Davis held Seat B in District 14.
- ↑ School Board election: Davis ousts Smith; Croft wins seat, Anchorage Daily News, 2 April 2013. Accessed 8 September 2013.
External links
- Alaska State Legislature – Senator Bettye Davisofficial government website
- Project Vote Smart – Senator Bettye Davis (AK)profile
- Follow the Money – Bettye Davis
- Bettye Davis at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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