Career
Davis matriculated from Pinelands High School in Cape Town in 1995. He holds Honours and Masters degrees in politics from Rhodes University and the University of Cape Town. Davis joined the District Attorney as a Researcher in 2004 and was later appointed Chief of Staff in the Leader" General’ s Office.
After a stint as a Special Advisor to the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, Davis was appointed Executive Director of Communications for the District Attorney in 2011.
The party"s 2013 "anonymous" anti-etolling billboard and accompanying social media campaign was pioneering in this regard. Davis was central to a number of campaigns that sought to broaden the District Attorney"s appeal beyond its traditional support base.
In 2014, Davis was placed ninth on the District Attorney"s list of Western Cape candidates for the National Assembly. In May 2014, Davis was elected by the District Attorney caucus to serve as a Whip.
In the same month, Parliamentary Leader Mmusi Maimane appointed Davis to the position of Shadow Minister of Communications.
In July 2014, Davis initiated a parliamentary inquiry into allegations that SABC Chairperson Ellen Tshabalala had lied to Parliament about her qualifications when she applied for a position on the SABC Board. The inquiry eventually found Tshabalala guilty of misconduct and perjury, and recommended her removal from the Board. Tshabalala resigned before she could be formally removed on 17 December 2014.
On 3 October 2015, District Attorney Leader Mmusi Maimane appointed Davis as Shadow Minister of Basic Education.
