Richard Carey Davis formerly served as the mayor of San Bernardino, California. He served as the 28th mayor of the city. Davis was elected mayor in 2014. He lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on June 5, 2018.

Early life and education

Davis was born in

San Bernardino San Bernardino (; Spanish language, Spanish for Bernardino of Siena, "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a ...

and graduated from Pacific High School there. He received his bachelor's degree from

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...

About the Mayor: Mayor R. Carey Davis
City of San Bernardino (accessed December 3, 2015). and his

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from

California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB) is a public research university in San Bernardino, California. Founded in 1965, it is one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University system. The m ...

Career

Davis is a

certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the title of qualified accountants in numerous countries in the English-speaking world. It is generally equivalent to the title of chartered accountant in other English-speaking countries. In the United Sta ...

,Beau Yarbrough & Ryan Hagen
Carey Davis elected San Bernardino mayor
''The Sun'' (February 5, 2014). who works as a controller in Los Angeles for Hehr International, a manufacturer of RV doors and windows.Ryan Hagen
Carey Davis: Vote for professionalism in San Bernardino mayor
''The Sun'' (February 2, 2014). He became involved in city politics in spring 2013. He ran for mayor in a ten-candidate field and in the November 5, 2013, election gained second place, being narrowly edged for first place by 7th Ward city council member Wendy McCammack.Ryan Hagen
Wendy McCammack, Carey Davis headed for runoff in San Bernardino mayoral race
(November 5, 2013). Davis and McCammack then proceeded to a February 4, 2014,

runoff election The two-round system (TRS), also known as runoff voting, second ballot, or ballotage, is a voting method used to elect a single candidate, where voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate. It generally ensures a majoritarian resul ...

, in which Davis defeated Wendy McCammack; turnout was low. He was sworn in on March 3, 2014.

References

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