Donna J. Davis

Voted for the 2027 capital and technology improvement plan, funding construction and renovations at four colleges.

September 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted against a 5.20% increase in the colleges’ primary property tax, then voted for the 2026–2027 budget. The tax increase passed 4–3; the budget passed 7–0.

May 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to approve a $27 million property purchase in Tempe to relocate Maricopa Community Colleges’ district office operations.

October 28, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Signed a letter to congressional appropriations leaders seeking restored AmeriCorps funding and support for national service programs.

June 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: statecommissions.org

Voted to approve classroom-funding plans for GateWay Early College High School and Phoenix College Preparatory Academy.

January 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to approve $1.2 million in state funding for a semiconductor manufacturing technician training program.

June 13, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved and voted to adopt Maricopa Community Colleges’ 2023–2024 budget. Also voted for a 2.86% increase in its primary property tax.

May 23, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved and voted to increase faculty and staff pay under Maricopa Community Colleges’ multiyear compensation plan.

May 23, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Signed a public letter supporting higher teacher pay, school funding and career and technical education in Arizona.

September 26, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: educationforwardarizona.org

Voted for the 2027 capital and technology improvement plan, funding construction and renovations at four colleges.

September 22, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted against a 5.20% increase in the colleges’ primary property tax, then voted for the 2026–2027 budget. The tax increase passed 4–3; the budget passed 7–0.

May 26, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to approve classroom-funding plans for GateWay Early College High School and Phoenix College Preparatory Academy.

January 23, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to approve $1.2 million in state funding for a semiconductor manufacturing technician training program.

June 13, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to adopt Maricopa Community Colleges’ 2023–2024 budget. Also voted for a 2.86% increase in its primary property tax.

May 23, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to increase faculty and staff pay under Maricopa Community Colleges’ multiyear compensation plan.

May 23, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Signed a public letter supporting higher teacher pay, school funding and career and technical education in Arizona.

September 26, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: educationforwardarizona.org

Served on Glendale’s neighborhood advisory commission in 1997–1999. Worked as a consultant for the Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation and Arizona K–12 Center in 2006–2008.

September 30, 2026

Source: maricopa.edu

Chaired the Statewide Youth Development Task Force’s Youth Workforce Development Policy Workgroup, credited in its 2007 report.

September 30, 2026

Source: azmemory.azlibrary.gov

Received Friends of Maricopa Political Action Committee’s endorsement in 2022.

September 30, 2026

Source: mccsa.us

Coordinated a youth-employment program and raised funds for the Future Farmers of America in Arizona.

September 30, 2026

Source: mccsa.us

Served on the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation’s board.

September 30, 2026

Source: mcccdf.org

Served on the Glendale Chamber of Commerce’s Workforce Development Committee as an Education Forward Arizona representative.

September 30, 2026

Source: glendaleazchamber.org

Served on the Glendale Chamber of Commerce’s Public Policy Council as an Education Forward Arizona representative.

September 30, 2026

Source: glendaleazchamber.org

Served as Arizona PTA’s western region field representative, legislative issues chair and family engagement chair. Earlier led Smith School’s PTA in Tucson and taught outdoor skills to Girl Scouts. Graduated from Leadership West’s Class 3.

September 30, 2026

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Served on the Association of Community College Trustees’ Member Communications and Education Committee.

September 30, 2026

Source: acct.org

Taught reading for Victor Valley College, preschool at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and English to Yemeni military personnel. Also served as community liaison officer at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a.

September 30, 2026

Source: maricopa.edu

Voted to revise college workplace rules covering hybrid work, alternative schedules, employee conduct, disciplinary appeals and workplace investigations.

September 22, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Worked as senior community impact manager at Education Forward Arizona.

July 13, 2026

Source: educationforwardarizona.org

Voted for the colleges’ police department to join Arizona’s Mutual Aid Compact for emergency preparedness and regional cooperation.

June 23, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to adopt college rules restricting weapons, explosives and fireworks, with exceptions for lawful firearm storage in vehicles and approved personal safety devices.

June 23, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to appoint Steven Bloomberg as Maricopa Community Colleges’ chancellor and approve a three-year employment agreement.

May 20, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to keep Maricopa Community Colleges’ tuition rates unchanged for 2026–2027 while approving its tuition and fee schedule.

February 24, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Advocated in the community for Proposition 486, the successful 2024 measure that adjusted Maricopa Community Colleges’ spending limit.

February 18, 2026

Source: mccfa.org

Received the Maricopa Community Colleges Faculty Political Action Committee’s endorsement.

February 18, 2026

Source: mccfa.org

Was elected secretary of Maricopa Community Colleges’ Governing Board for 2026.

January 27, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to approve Rio Salado College’s adult-education agreement with the Arizona Department of Education.

January 13, 2026

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted for a consent agenda accepting $828,493 in state funding for a program helping high-school students take college courses.

December 9, 2025

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Voted for a consent agenda accepting $445,373 for short-course credentials and $998,543 for skilled-trades training.

November 25, 2025

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Served as chair of Arizona’s Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism until her term concluded in 2025.

October 15, 2025

Source: goyff.az.gov

Moved and voted to suspend the new faculty staffing rules for the 2025–2026 academic year.

June 24, 2025

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Led Education Forward Arizona’s education-attainment groups in Pinal County, the Copper Corridor and northwest Arizona.

April 9, 2025

Source: educationforwardarizona.org

Voted for a consent agenda that approved $22.3 million for GateWay’s Central City semiconductor training project.

February 25, 2025

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted for a consent agenda that approved a three-year financial-aid fraud detection and prevention project, costing up to $642,000.

February 25, 2025

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to revise the faculty agreement’s rules for interventions and corrective or disciplinary action.

November 26, 2024

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Recused herself from discussion and voting on AmeriCorps State Formula grant applications because of conflicts of interest.

May 8, 2024

Source: goyff.az.gov

Voted to put a permanent adjustment to Maricopa Community Colleges’ spending limit before voters in the November 2024 election.

March 19, 2024

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to establish a $17.8 million reserve for the colleges’ self-insured employee medical plan, using an existing General Fund balance.

December 12, 2023

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to revise nursing faculty’s starting-pay placement and minimum qualifications, and training requirements for faculty chairs.

September 26, 2023

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to extend Chancellor Steven Gonzales’s employment agreement by one year and revise unused-vacation terms.

June 27, 2023

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted for a consent agenda that approved GateWay Community College’s nursing bachelor’s degree program.

May 23, 2023

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to approve faculty agreements covering summer workload limits, supervision and course-load calculations.

April 25, 2023

Source: maricopa.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Discussed Arizona’s education progress measures and the Achieve60AZ Action Plan with Rich Nickel on the Arizona K–12 Center’s 3Ps in a Pod podcast.

March 2, 2023

Source: 3psinapod.libsyn.com

Contributed to the Achieve60AZ Action Plan, a statewide plan for increasing education after high school.

January 30, 2023

Source: educationforwardarizona.org

Chaired the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism’s review of AmeriCorps State Formula grant applications.

June 11, 2019

Source: goyff.az.gov

Discussed her education advocacy with Expect More Arizona, including rural teacher shortages, on The Rural Scoop podcast.

April 23, 2019

Source: podomatic.com

Served on Arizona’s Governor’s Council on Workforce Policy and Statewide Youth Development Task Force, as listed in the Secretary of State’s June 2007 appointments index.

June 30, 2007

Source: apps.azsos.gov

Contributed to a report on improving adolescent literacy for Arizona’s Governor’s P–20 Council. The report listed her as vice president of programs at Arizona Communities In Schools.

December 6, 2005

Source: azmemory.azlibrary.gov