Sarah Davis | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 134th district | |
In office January 11, 2011 – January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Ellen Cohen |
Succeeded by | Ann Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Charleston, West Virginia, US | May 18, 1976
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kent Adams[2] |
Residence | Houston, Texas |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Attorney/Of Counsel, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker[2] |
Sarah Davis (born May 18, 1976) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives; she was first elected in the Tea Party wave of 2010.[2][3] Her district, the 134th, is located in Houston and includes The Galleria, Rice University, and the Texas Medical Center. Prior to her loss to Ann Johnson in 2020, Davis was the only pro-choice Republican in the Texas House.[4]
Davis won election to her fifth term in the House in the general election held on November 6, 2018, when she defeated Democrat Allison Lami Sawyer, 47,164 votes (53.2 percent) to 41,486 (46.8 percent). In 2018, she ran 1,028 votes behind her showing two years earlier.[5]