# Sharon Davis

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{{Short description|First Lady of California from 1999 to 2003}}
{{Other people}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image        = Sharon Davis.jpg
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| birth_name   = Sharon Ryer
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1954|5|6}}
| birth_place  = [Brentwood, Los Angeles](/source/Brentwood%2C_Los_Angeles), U.S.
| profession   = Writer, activist
| office1      = [First Lady of California](/source/Spouses_of_the_Governors_of_California)
| governor1    = [Gray Davis](/source/Gray_Davis)
| term_label1  = In role
| term_start1  = January 4, 1999
| term_end1    = November 17, 2003
| predecessor1 = [Gayle Wilson](/source/Gayle_Wilson)
| successor1   = [Maria Shriver](/source/Maria_Shriver)
| office2      = [Second Lady](/source/Second_Lady) of [California](/source/California)
| governor2    = Gray Davis
| term_label2  = In role
| term_start2  = January 2, 1995
| term_end2    = January 4, 1999
| predecessor2 = Jacqueline McCarthy
| successor2   = Arcelia Bustamante
| party        = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse       = {{marriage|Gray Davis|1980}}
| children     = 
| relations    = 
| signature    =  
}}
'''Sharon Ryer Davis''' (born May 6, 1954) is an American author who served as [first lady of California](/source/First_Lady_of_California) from 1999 to 2003. She is the wife of former California governor [Gray Davis](/source/Gray_Davis). She previously served as second lady of California from 1995 to 1999. Davis is also a former Miss Santee and the author of the children's book, ''The Adventures of Capitol Kitty''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://firstladies.library.ca.gov/34-Davis.html |title=First Ladies of California |access-date=2010-06-13 |archive-date=2013-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122054052/http://firstladies.library.ca.gov/34-Davis.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Ainsworth, Bill. ''It's her policy to be involved:Sharon Davis plans to be player in education issues'' ''The San Diego Union - Tribune''. San Diego, Calif.: Jan 4, 1999. pg. A.1</ref>

==Early life==
Davis attended [Santana High School](/source/Santana_High_School) in [Santee, California](/source/Santee%2C_California). While there, she entered the Miss Santee contest and won. Shortly after high school she began working at [Pacific Southwest Airlines](/source/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines) as a [flight attendant](/source/flight_attendant).<ref>Lescher, Dave. ''Sharon Davis, From Santee to Sacramento, California's new leading lady''.  ''Los Angeles Times''. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 1, 1999. pg. 1</ref>

==Marriage==
Sharon met Gray Davis in 1979 while he was [Chief of Staff](/source/Chief_of_Staff) for then [California Governor](/source/California_Governor) [Jerry Brown](/source/Jerry_Brown).{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}

==First Lady of California==
As [First Lady](/source/First_Lady), Davis was active in children's health and education, especially literacy, creating the Governor's Book Fund, which provided funds for school libraries. She wrote a children's book titled ''The Adventures of Capitol Kitty'' to help pay for the fund. She eventually helped raise 750,000 dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://firstladies.library.ca.gov/34-Davis.html |title=First Ladies of California |access-date=2010-06-13 |archive-date=2013-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122054052/http://firstladies.library.ca.gov/34-Davis.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the [2000 United States presidential election](/source/2000_United_States_presidential_election), her husband was rumored to be a potential vice presidential running mate for [Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore), but Davis turned it down,{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} with the position eventually going to [Joe Lieberman](/source/Joe_Lieberman). Davis was also rumored to be a potential presidential candidate in 2004. She left the office of First Lady in November 2003, after her husband's recall.

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Category:First ladies and gentlemen of California
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Category:California Democrats
Category:People from Santee, California
Category:American women children's writers
Category:People from Brentwood, Los Angeles
Category:Activists from California
Category:21st-century American women

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