Sharon Davis

Sharon Ryer Davis
First Lady of California
In office January 4, 1999 – November 17, 2003
Preceded by	Gayle Edlund Wilson
Succeeded by	Maria Shriver
Personal details
Born	Sharon Ryer May 6, 1954 (age 60) Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Gray Davis
Residence	Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Alma mater	Santana High School
Profession	writer, activist

Sharon Ryer Davis (born 1954) is the wife of former California Governor Gray Davis. She is also a former Miss Santee and the author of the children's book, The Adventures of Capitol Kitty.^[1][2]

Early life

Davis attended Santana High School in Santee, California. While there, she entered the Miss Santee contest and won. Shortly after high school she began working at Pacific Southwest Airlines as a flight attendant.^[3]

Marriage

Sharon met Gray Davis in 1979 while he was Chief of Staff for then Governor Jerry Brown. She was not happy that her plane was being held up to wait for Davis. She scolded him when he arrived.

First Lady of California

As 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.^[4] During the United States presidential election, 2000, her husband was rumored to be a potential vice presidential running mate for Al Gore, but Davis turned it down, eventually going to 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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