LaVon Bracy Davis is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the

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for the 40th district. She assumed office on November 8, 2022.

Early life and education

Bracy was born in

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. Her brother is former state senator

Randolph Bracy Randolph Bracy III (born April 23, 1977) is an American politician who is a member of the Florida Senate from the 11th district. Bracy's district includes parts of central and northwest Orange County. Bracy is the first African American to serve a ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University and a

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from the Florida A&M University College of Law.

Career

Bracy served as a senior attorney for the

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before joining the

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as director of community programming. She was elected to the

in November 2022.

References

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