Bettye Davis

Bettye Jean Davis (née Ivory; May 17, 1938 – December 2, 2018) was an American social worker and politician. She was the first African-American to be elected as an Alaska State Senator in 2000.[2]

For similarly-named women, see Elizabeth Davis (disambiguation).

Bettye Davis
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the K district
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 15, 2013
Preceded byTim Kelly
Succeeded byredistricted
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 18, 1993 – January 13, 1997
Preceded byredistricted
Succeeded byJoe 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 byWalter R. Furnace
Succeeded byredistricted
Personal details
Born
Bettye Jean Ivory

(1938-05-17)May 17, 1938
Homer, Louisiana
DiedDecember 2, 2018(2018-12-02) (aged 80)
Anchorage, Alaska
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Widowed
ResidenceAnchorage, Alaska
Alma materGrambling State University
ProfessionSocial worker

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. In 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.[3] Davis graduated from Elliott High School in Bernice, Louisiana. She received her bachelor's degree in social work from Grambling State University in 1972 and her nursing degree from Saint Anthony College of Nursing in 1961. Davis died at her home in Anchorage at the age of 80.[4][5]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. "Bettye Davis Obituary". Anchorage Daily News. December 9, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. School Board election: Davis ousts Smith; Croft wins seat Archived September 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Anchorage Daily News, 2 April 2013. Accessed 8 September 2013.
  4. Bettye Davis-obituary
  5. Alaska State Legislature-Bettye Davis
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