Candidate for
State Senator; District 26

Hi, my name is Saundra Davis. I'm a candidate for the vacant 26th Senate District. I'm the most qualified and capable of the six candidates seeking election to the 26th District Senate seat.

I'm a wife and mother of eight children. I'm an educator and advocate for rebuilding the economic, educational and social structure of our communities. The most critical concern for people living in the 26th Senate District is unemployment or the threat of being unemployed in the near future. I am currently the CEO of one of the largest WorkSource Centers in the city of Los Angeles. CCI provides training and assistance to over 200 job seekers each day.

With healthcare being another major concern in the 26th Senate District, I continue working with a team to establish a diabetes and obesity program for children and adults. I support a single payer healthcare plan to ensure sufficient affordable and accessible health care for families, seniors and students. Education is at the base of the triangle of the major concerns for the 26th Senate District. I was elected in 2001 as the first African American to serve in public office in Culver City. I was reelected and served as President of the Board. I am currently the Vice President of the Culver City Board of Education.

I am committed to my role in the community as a School Board member and community activist. I realize that now is the time for me to utilize my talents beyond Culver City, to touch even more lives, to use my skills and knowledge to serve a greater population as your State Senator. My plans as your Senator include working as a non-partisan representative in the Senate to reach consensus, ensuring that you the people are always at the forefront of my decisions, especially on matters such as the State budget. Remembering the critical need to maintain the opportunity for timely communication with my husband, eight children, friends, school teachers and coaches, I will dedicate time to maintain the opportunity for constituent communication.

Some of the bills I will introduce include: a bill to provide tax credits and incentives to businesses allowing them to expand and hire more workers; a bill for more surveillance cameras around schools, parks, malls and parking garages; a bill to provide more healthcare and transportation for Seniors; limit development of agricultural land; a bill to increase penalty for mental and physical abuse to women and children and I will introduce a bill to increase penalties to those who mistreat, abuse or kill animals.

I'm not one of the recycled group of individuals who over the years have rotated from elective office to office. I am a CHANGE. I am a new face with new ideas and new energy. I'm committed to serving the full term of this office. I am knowledgeable, courageous, honest, trustworthy and personable. I am the woman in the 26th Senate race and with your vote I will be the first woman to be elected to the 26th Senate District seat in many years.

I look forward to working with you to realize "Change That's Good For the People. I'll Make A Difference For You."