Sylleste Davis
American politician
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Sylleste H. Davis (born October 12, 1961) is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th District, serving since 2016.[1] She is a member of the Republican party.[2]
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Preceded byEdward Southard
BornOctober 12, 1961
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Sylleste H. Davis | |
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Davis in 2024 | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
| Assumed office June 13, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Southard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1961 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | College of Charleston (B.S.) Webster University (M.A.) |
Davis is Chair of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.[3]
In 2024, Davis was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the Robert Smalls Monument Commission.[4]
Electoral history
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Special General Election | Sylleste Davis | Winner | |||||||||||
| 2016 Republican Primary | Sylleste Davis | Winner | Robbie Metts | ||||||||||
| 2016 General Election | Sylleste Davis | 809 | 97.4% | Tonia Aiken-Taylor | 6,294 | 33.1% | |||||||
| 2018 Republican Primary | Sylleste Davis | 2,534 | 50.4% | Tom Fernandez | 2,489 | 49.6 | |||||||
| 2018 General Election | Sylleste Davis | 10,809 | 62.5% | Michael Yates | 6,353 | 36.7% | Others/Write-in | 127 | 0.7% | ||||
