City of Tracy City Council Councilmember Eleassia Davis

Eleassia Davis first got involved in city government in 2015, when she applied for an appointment to an open seat on the Tracy City Council. Though she wasn’t selected, Davis was tapped for the first in a series of appointments to advisory bodies. In 2020, she was elected to the Tracy City Council after coming in first in an eight-way race for two at-large seats.

Her top three priorities listed on VotersEdge.org include economic revitalization and “smart growth,” but what comes first on her list is being “a strong and vocal supporter” of public safety.

Davis is a founding member of the Women’s Small Business Network of San Joaquin and a past board member of Tracy Women’s Forum. She is a member of GFWC Tracy Woman’s Club, Loyal Order of Moose, and Tracy Elks Lodge.

First elected: Nov. 3, 2020

Day job: Small-business owner

Other positions held: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (2019), San Joaquin Council of Governments Citizen Advisory Committee (2018), Measure V Citizen’s Advisory Committee, (2017), Chief's Citizen Advisory Board (2016), Measure E Citizen's Advisory Committee (vice chair)

Alma maters: Merritt College (studied child development), San Joaquin Delta Community College (social and behavioral sciences)

Notable quotes: “I do believe, I would like to believe, that we all have the same desire to live in a safe, clean, vibrant community. However what I’ve learned is we don’t all share the same vision as to how to get there. (Source: Tracy Press)

“People don’t see a way to spend their dollars here. They don’t see a way to spend their quality time here, because we’re focused on housing, and we’re focused on warehousing, but we’re not focused on quality of life overall.” (Source: Tracy Press)