| Intro | First Lady of California |
| Is |
Writer Model Beauty pageant contestant Children’s writer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Fashion Literature |
| Gender | female |
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.
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.
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.
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.