Pauline Davis (politician)

Pauline Lillian Vakoch Davis (January 3, 1917 – December 14, 1995) served in the California State Assembly from 1953 until she retired in 1976.

Pauline Davis
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1953 - January 2, 1967
Preceded byLester Thomas Davis
Succeeded byFrank Belotti
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 1st district
In office
January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976
Preceded byFrank Belotti
Succeeded byStan Statham
Personal details
Born(1917-01-03)January 3, 1917
Verdigre, Nebraska
DiedDecember 14, 1995(1995-12-14) (aged 78)
Sacramento, California
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lester Thomas Davis
Children3

Davis was born in Verdigre, Nebraska. She was a Democrat. She represented the 2nd District, an area encompassing several counties in the state's Shasta Cascade region, from 1953 until 1966; following redistricting for the 1966 elections, she became the representative for the 1st District, which encompassed generally the same area. Davis represented the 1st District from 1966 until her retirement in 1976. She was originally elected to the Assembly following the May 23, 1952 death of her husband Lester Thomas Davis, who had served in the Assembly since 1947. Davis died at her home in Sacramento, California.[1][2]

Notes
  1. Join California-Pauline L. Davis
  2. 'Pauline Davis; Assemblywomen for 24 years,' Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1995
  • Oral history interview
California Assembly
Preceded by
Lester Thomas Davis		 California State Assembly, 2nd District
1952-1966		 Succeeded by
Frank Belotti
Preceded by
Frank Belotti		 California State Assembly, 1st District
1966-1976		 Succeeded by
Stan Statham


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