Lauren Davis | |
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| Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 32nd district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 Servingwith Cindy Ryu | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Kagi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Non-Profit Executive,politician |
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Lauren Davis (born 1986) [1] is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 32nd legislative district. [2] [3]
Davis is the Executive Director of the Washington Recovery Alliance, [4] [5] a role she took on after helping found the organization. [6] She has also worked at the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation and helped develop school suicide prevention programs. She was a Fulbright fellow in Ghana [7] and has taught graduate level social work classes at the University of Washington.
Before entering policy Davis was a caretaker for a friend,which inspired her to be the citizen co-sponsor behind HB1713,also known as Ricky's Law. The bill was named after her friend. [7]
In 2018,Ruth Kagi,Davis's predecessor,announced that she was not going to seek reelection. [8] During this election,the three main candidates were Davis,Democrat and Shoreline City Council Member Chris Roberts,and Republican Frank Deisler. [9] Davis won 74.4% of the vote against Deisler. [10]
In 2020,Davis ran for a second term in office,gaining 79.39% of the vote against independent Tamra Smilanich. [11] During her second term in office,Davis was involved in creating Washington state's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline,as well as expanding funding for substance abuse services and domestic violence victims. [12]
In 2022,Davis ran for a third term in office,winning 79.5% of the vote against Republican challenger Anthony Hubbard. [13] In 2023,Davis created HB1715,which looked to expand protections for victims of domestic violence. [14] In May 2023,the bill was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee. [15]
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