Tony Davis
| Tony Davis | |
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Member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 4 (Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Vernon, Webster, and Winn parishes)
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| In office January 2016 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Johnson Harris |
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| Succeeded by | Pending special election |
| Born | c. 1976 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Davis |
| Children | Two children |
| Residence | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Northwestern State University |
Tony Davis (full name unavailable) (born c. 1976) is the outgoing Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He is stepping down from his position in District 4 effective January 20, 2021, because of personal business reason. He resides in Natchitoches but expects to leave the state at some tim after he assumes a new position in February 2021 with the National Association of Manufactures.[1]
In November 2015, Davis initially was elected to the BESE seat for northwestern Louisiana, 63,610 votes (51 percent). His runoff opponent, interim member Mary Johnson Harris, a Shreveport Republican, polled 60,746 votes (49 percent). Despite his close victory, Davis was the only BESE member to run unopposed in 2019. The board has eight elected members and three gubernatorial appointees.
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Will Sentell (November 19, 2020). BESE leader quitting post; 2021 election to fill vacancy. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on December 2, 2020.
- ↑ BESE District 4 Representative: Tony Davis. Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved on December 4, 2020.
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