Quality Public Education
I am dedicated to cutting property taxes while establishing an equitable
system of funding that adequately supports quality public education for
all Texas children. I also support guaranteeing access to quality healthcare,
promoting economic development, providing sufficient resources to maintain
our infrastructure, and protecting public safety.
I believe in the American Dream; I believe that our generation should live a better
and richer life than that of our parents, and that our children should
live a better and richer life than we have. In the past few months, I
have talked with many Texans who are concerned that our children might
not realize that dream. Public education in Texas is under funded and
lags behind most other states. Working families are struggling to meet
rising health care costs. Our jobs are being outsourced and off-shored.
It is time for new leadership.
About Sharon Cade Davis
Biography
Sharon Cade Davis is the Democratic nominee for State Representative,
District 8 including the counties of Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, and
Navarro. Being an educator for 35 years, she has served as an advocate
for children and working families.
Sharon will retire from Region VII Education Service Center later this
summer to devote full time to campaigning for office. During her career
as an educator, she has worked as a teacher of young children, a college
instructor and part of the management team for Region VII Education Service
Center Head Start. She has received recognition nationally as an outstanding
educator and has served on the board of the Texas Association for the
Education of Young Children .
Born in Tyler, Sharon lived in various communities in East Texas while
growing up including Chandler, Beaumont, Henderson and Tyler. Her father,
Bert Cade, a Game Warden, finally settled the family in the town of Palestine
in 1961. Sharon graduated from Palestine High School and received a Bachelor
of Science in Vocational Home Economics and a Masters in Early Childhood
Education from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. She
began her teaching career in Galveston and later returned to teach in
various schools in Anderson County.
Family & Community
Sharon and her husband currently live in Palestine. She helped to establish
the Anderson County Champions for Children Child Care Coalition and has
served as board president.
As a member of the Alpha Phi Kappa chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority,
she has served in various offices and on various committees. She is a member of the First
Presbyterian Church where she has taught in the Children's Church program.
Sharon and her husband, Larry Davis, a former psychologist for over thirty
years, have one daughter, Sheryl, a graduate of the University of Texas
at Austin. As licensed Amateur Radio Operators, Sharon and her husband
participate in storm spotting and emergency communications. Other areas
of interests include photography, music, camping, gardening, and reading.
Recognition and Awards
- Texas Education Agency Promising Practice Classroom
- Region VII ESC Award for an Outstanding Inclusive Classroom
- Who’s Who Among American Teachers
- Who’s Who Among American Women
- Texas Democratic Women Star Award
Applicable Experience
- Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from Stephen F. Austin
State University
- 35 Years of Education Experience
- Part of the Management Team for Region VII Education Service Center
Head Start
- Classroom teacher: Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, Special Education
Resource
- Adjunct community college instructor
- Administrator, Infant Development Demonstration Project for the state
of Texas
- Grant writer
- Long time child advocate
- Anderson County Precinct Chair and three-time delegate to the Democratic
State Convention
- High/Scope Trainer of Trainers and Texteams Math Trainer of Trainers
Certifications
