Jayme Davis
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jayme Davis
| office = Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
| constituency = 9A district (2022–2024)
9th district (2024–present)
| alongside = Collette Brown
| termstart = December 1, 2022
| predecessor = Office established
| party = Democratic-NPL
| residence = Rolette, North Dakota
| education = University of Mary (BBA)
Humphrey School of Public Affairs (MPA)
}}
Jayme M. Davis is an American politician serving as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2022. Originally elected to represent district 9A, she has represented the reconstituted 9th district since 2024.{{cite news |last1=Schonert |first1=Ty |title=First Native American elected to hold leadership position in North Dakota Legislature |url=https://www.wdayradionow.com/news/regional-news/64084-first-native-american-elected-to-hold-leadership-position-in-north-dakota |access-date=December 26, 2023 |publisher=WDAY |date=May 1, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Tribal voting rights victory shuffles legislative seats |url=https://northdakotamonitor.com/2024/02/19/tribal-voting-rights-victory-shuffles-legislative-seats/ |website=North Dakota Monitor |access-date=February 10, 2025}} Davis is the Co-Chair of the North Dakota Future Caucus, alongside Representative Dawson Holle.{{Cite web |title=North Dakota |url=https://futurecaucus.org/future-caucus/state-future-caucus-network/north-dakota/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Future Caucus |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Davis resides in Rolette, North Dakota.{{cite news |last1=Ballalatak |first1=Isabelle |title=North Dakota leaders vow no tolerance for racist taunts at sporting events, warn of deeper bigotry |url=https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-leaders-vow-no-tolerance-for-racist-taunts-at-sporting-events-warn-of-deeper-bigotry |access-date=December 26, 2023 |work=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead |date=March 24, 2023}} She is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.{{cite news |last1=Hegland-Thorpe |first1=Alicia |title=Jayme Davis, District 9A House – Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa |url=https://news.prairiepublic.org/politics-government/2022-11-02/jayme-davis-district-9a-house-turtle-mountain-band-of-chippewa |access-date=December 26, 2023 |work=Prairie Public News |date=November 2, 2022}}{{cite news |title=New legislators prepare for 68th Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/new-legislators-prepare-for-68th-legislative-assembly/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |work=KX News |date=December 6, 2022}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in North Dakota
Category:Native American women in politics
Category:21st-century Native American politicians
Category:21st-century Native American women
Category:People from Rolette County, North Dakota
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:University of Mary alumni
Category:Humphrey School of Public Affairs alumni
Category:21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Category:Native American state legislators in North Dakota
Category:21st-century American women politicians
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