Denise DavisDenise Davis

Denise Davis is a Redlands City Councilmember with a proven record of delivering results for working families. Her leadership has expanded homelessness services, advanced sustainability, strengthened food security, and created new opportunities for community engagement. Inland Empire United proudly endorses Denise Davis for Redlands City Council.

Experience / Resume: Redlands City Council Member (District 1), former Mayor Pro Tem, Higher Education Administrator at UC Riverside. Key Positions: Affordable housing, public safety, local business support, environmental sustainability, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. Endorsements: Redlands Area Democratic Club (RADC)

Denise Davis was elected in 2018, and is proudly the first openly LGBTQ Council Member in the City of Redlands. She served as Mayor Pro Tem from 2018-2020, running meetings in the Mayor’s absence, and sitting on a number of subcommittees including the budget subcommittee, the COVID-19 subcommittee, the City Manager Recruitment subcommittee, and has been a liaison to the Cultural Arts Commission, the Traffic and Parking Commission, the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission, OmniTrans, SBCTA, and the Santa Ana River Conservancy Commission. Denise has also served as the City of Redlands voting delegate each year for the League of California Cities Annual Conference.

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