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Doris A. Davis | |
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Mayor of Compton, California | |
In office 1973–1977 | |
Preceded by | Douglas Dollarhide |
Succeeded by | Lionel Cade |
City Clerk of Compton,California | |
In office 1965–1973 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1935 (age 88–89) |
Doris A. Davis (born circa 1935) is a former mayor of Compton,California,who earned a place in history as the first African-American woman mayor of a metropolitan city in the United States.
In 1965,33-year-old Davis defeated incumbent Clyde Harland to become Compton's first black City Clerk;she won reelection in May 1972 with 83.8% of the vote. [1] In 1973,she challenged and defeated incumbent Compton Mayor Douglas Dollarhide. By doing so,she became the first female African American Mayor of a major metropolitan city in the United States. However,after four years as mayor she did not seek re-election.
Davis was succeeded in 1977 by another African-American,Lionel Cade,an accountant and former member of the city council,who also served only one term.
In 1986,Davis unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the California State Assembly,54th District. She finished third in the Democratic primary.
Until 2013,Davis was the only female mayor in Compton's history. On June 4,2013,Aja Brown was elected as Compton's 2nd female mayor and the city's youngest mayor. In 2004,Alita Godwin became only the second black woman to serve as Compton City Clerk.
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