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Davis is a graduate of [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches. and the "good government" group, Leadership Louisiana.  He is the former executive director of Natchitoches Community Alliance and a former president of the Natchitoches [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He also serves as vice chairman of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, also in Natchitoches.  Davis and his wife, Amy, a design consultant, have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bese.louisiana.gov/about-bese/bese-members/bese-district-4-representative|title=BESE District 4 Representative: Tony Davis|publisher=Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

Davis is a graduate of [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches. and the "good government" group, Leadership Louisiana.  He is the former executive director of Natchitoches Community Alliance and a former president of the Natchitoches [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He also serves as vice chairman of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, also in Natchitoches.  Davis and his wife, Amy, a design consultant, have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bese.louisiana.gov/about-bese/bese-members/bese-district-4-representative|title=BESE District 4 Representative: Tony Davis|publisher=Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

In the race to succeed Davis is Shelly McFarland (born 1975), the wife of Republican state Representative Jack McFarland of Winnfield, finished second in the low-turnout special election to succeed Davis. She is committed if elected to teacher pay raises but has not addressed the issue of school choice. Jack McFarland, meanwhile, is seeking to raise the state [[gasoline]] tax by four cents to fund highway projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehayride.com/2020/12/sadow-jack-mcfarland-and-gas-tax-shelly-mcfarland-and-bese/|title=Jack McFarland and Gas Tax, Shelly McFarland and BESE|date=December 1, 2020|accessdate=December 4, 2020|author=Jeffrey D. Sadow|publisher=''The Hayride''}}</ref> Mrs. McFarland now faces in a runoff contest still another Republican, Michael Melerine. In third place in the primary tabulation was former state Senator [[John Milkovich]] of [[Shreveport]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 20, 2021.</ref>

In the race to succeed Davis, a runoff is pending between Democrat Cassie Williams and Republican Michael Melerine, who polled, respectively, 10,764 votes (29 percent) to 10,359 (28 percent). The third-placed candidate, Shelly McFarland (born 1975), the wife of Republican state Representative Jack McFarland of Winnfield, finished with 8,250 votes (22 percent). She ran with a commitment to teacher pay raises but did not address the issue of school choice. Jack McFarland, meanwhile, is seeking to raise the state [[gasoline]] tax by four cents to fund highway projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehayride.com/2020/12/sadow-jack-mcfarland-and-gas-tax-shelly-mcfarland-and-bese/|title=Jack McFarland and Gas Tax, Shelly McFarland and BESE|date=December 1, 2020|accessdate=December 4, 2020|author=Jeffrey D. Sadow|publisher=''The Hayride''}}</ref> In fourth place in the primary tabulation was former state Senator [[John Milkovich]] of [[Shreveport]], who received 5,843 votes (16 percent). Turnout in the race was just 9.7 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 20, 2021.</ref>

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