Mike Davis was born April 2, 1957 in Charlotte, North Carolina. A Democrat from Los Angeles, he earned a BA in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a MA in Public Administration and Behavioral Science from California State University, Northridge, and California State University, Dominguez Hills, respectively. He was the first elected official to graduate from the Executive Master of Leadership Program at University of Southern California’s School of Policy, Planning and Development. He also completed a fellowship at Harvard University in the Innovations in Governance program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He served as Senior Deputy Supervisor for Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke and District Director for Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Mike Davis was elected to the Assembly in 2006. During his tenure in the Assembly, he chaired the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee. Davis also passed legislation in the Assembly, ending three strikes law and became Co-chair of Proposition 36 which won the popular vote by 70%- ending three strikes in California. As Vice-Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, he was responsible for coordinating the CLBC Weekend, a statewide policy conference on African American issues. He also authored AB 420 ending prison gerrymandering, which was signed into law. Today, Mike Davis serves as President Pro Tem of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commission.