Ayanna Davis

Candidate for Assembly District 65

Ayanna Davis is a Democrat who wants District 65's seat. The vote is set for November 3, 2026. Her foe is Republican Lydia A. Gutierrez. Davis sits on the Compton school board. She has served since July 2022. Her seat is Area B. She grew up in Compton, California. Her mother worked for the city. Her stepfather served as a Compton fire captain. Davis holds a bachelor's degree in political science. It is from USC. She holds two graduate degrees in school leadership. One is from Cal State Dominguez Hills. One is from Cal State Northridge. She holds a doctorate in organizational change and leadership too. It is from USC's Rossier School of Education. Her career has been in public schools. She helped open a preschool center in Watts. She led two centers for L.A. schools. These were the Maxine Waters and Ethel Bradley Early Education Centers. She has also served on a union board. It is Teamsters Local 2010, also known as the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles. Davis moved on from the June 2, 2026 primary. She got 46.3% of the vote there. That was 33,514 votes. She now faces Gutierrez. The state Democratic Party has backed her. A gay rights group, Equality California, has too. Home: Compton, California. Occupation: public school leader; runs an early-childhood center for L.A. schools; Compton school board member. Prior office: Compton school board, Area B, since July 2022; this is her first run for state office.

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