Office:
284-W. State Capitol
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-7665
District Office:
900 Massachusetts Suite 601
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-331-0300
785-331-0303 (fax)
pauldavis@sunflower.com
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About Paul
Paul Davis is a lifelong
Lawrence resident. He attended Lawrence Public Schools and graduated from
Lawrence High School. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
from the University of Kansas, Davis went on to obtain a Juris Doctor from
the Washburn University School of Law. He currently practices law with the
firm of Meyer & Davis, L.L.C. in Lawrence.
Davis, who represents the 46th House of Representatives District, took office
in 2003. He serves on the House Taxation, Transportation and Judiciary committees.
During his first term, he organized a bi-partisan group of freshmen legislators
that offered an alternative budget plan which would increase funding for K-12
education, higher education, social services and would shore up the unfunded
liability of the KPERS retirement system. Davis also introduced legislation
that would require insurance companies to cover all forms of contraception
for women along with introducing a bill that would completely revamp the legislative
and congressional reapportionment process.
During the 2004 session, Davis worked with Governor Sebelius to pass a bill
in the House of Representatives that would put almost $150 million new dollars
into K-12 education. He also worked with Republican and Democratic legislators
to save the state van pool program along with authoring a new law that cracks
down on persons who perpetrate financial scams against senior citizens.
Prior to his service in the Kansas Legislature, Davis was on the staff of
former Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius as her Assistant Director
for Government Affairs and worked for almost four years as the Legislative
and Ethics Counsel to the Kansas Bar Association. He is currently President
of the Health Care Access Clinic Board of Directors, Vice President of the
Arc of Douglas County Board of Directors and is a member of the City of Lawrence
Housing Trust Fund Board. Davis is also a graduate of Leadership Lawrence
and is a former member of the Leadership Lawrence Advisory Board.
Davis' record of accomplishment in the Legislature has been recognized by
several organizations. In 2003, he was recognized "for his courageous
leadership to address the need to fund programs for people with disabilities"
by the Kansas Disability Caucus. He was also named by the National Journal
as a rising star in Kansas politics. In 2004, Kansas Families United for Public
Education recognized Davis as "a true friend of public education".
He was also awarded the "On Target" award by Planned Parenthood
of Kansas and Mid-Missouri for his efforts to protect reproductive choice
and promote mandatory contraceptive insurance coverage.
