Carey Davis
Carey Davis was the Mayor of San Bernardino in California. He assumed office in 2014. He left office in 2018.
Davis ran for election for Mayor of Mesa in Arizona. He lost in the primary on July 30, 2024.
Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Carey Davis was born in San Bernardino, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1975. He earned a graduate degree from the California State University, San Bernadino in 1998. His career experience includes working as a certified public accountant and substitute teacher.
Davis has been affiliated with The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Phi Kappa Phi.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Mesa
Mark Freeman and Scott Smith are running in the general election for Mayor of Mesa on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Mark Freeman (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Scott Smith (Nonpartisan) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Mesa
Scott Smith and Mark Freeman defeated Ryan Winkle, Scott Neely, and Carey Davis in the primary for Mayor of Mesa on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Smith (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 21,633 |
| ✔ | | Mark Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 21,312 |
 | Ryan Winkle (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 10,964 | |
 | Scott Neely (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 10,353 | |
 | Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 9,909 | |
| Total votes: 74,171 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Mayor of San Bernardino
John Valdivia defeated incumbent Carey Davis in the general election for Mayor of San Bernardino on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Valdivia (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 19,155 |
| Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 17,327 | |
| Total votes: 36,482 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of San Bernardino
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of San Bernardino on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Valdivia (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 6,747 |
| ✔ | | Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 5,243 |
 | Danny Tillman (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 2,964 | |
 | Rick Avila (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 1,414 | |
| Georgeann Hanna (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 1,324 | |
| Karmel Roe (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 732 | |
| Danny Malmuth (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 448 | |
| Total votes: 18,872 | |||
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2014
Elections for the mayor of San Bernardino, California consisted of an election on November 5, 2013, and a runoff on February 4, 2014. Carey Davis defeated Wendy McCammack.[2][3][4]
The original election took place on November 5, 2013. Carey Davis and Wendy McCammack advanced to the runoff as the top two vote getters. McCammack was recalled from her seat on the city council in the November election.[5]
Incumbent mayor Pat Morris did not seek re-election.[6]
| Mayor of San Bernardino, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Carey Davis |
56.8% | 6,905 | |
| Wendy McCammack | 43.2% | 5,242 | |
| Total Votes | 12,147 | ||
| Source: Bernardino County | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carey Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a retired CPA and former mayor for San Bernardino, California. Currently I serve as treasurer and state committeeman for Arizona legislative district 15. I also serve as precinct committeeman for Williams Field precinct in Mesa, AZ.
- I am running for mayor to help city government live within its means. Since 2009 through 2023 the city of Mesa overspent General Governmental Revenues by nearly $1.2 billion and transferred over $1.5 billion from the utility fund to cover this overspending. Essentially, we overpay our utilities by approximately 30% which subsidizes overspending in the General Fund. The population of our two neighbors, Gilbert and Chandler together is about 540,000. Mesa’s population is about 520,000. Yet Mesa spends over $200 million more on General Governmental expenditures than Gilbert and Chandler combined. Mesa must and can do a better job managing taxpayer resources.
- Mesa does not have enough police officers to adequately patrol our community. We need to increase the number of patrol officers to a level that will help our police department reduce crime and improve public safety of Mesa
- I believe the city needs to encourage more single-family housing construction and reduce high-density multifamily construction. Cities need to balance the number of single-family units vs. high density multifamily units. Cities with a disproportionate number of renters to owner occupied housing typically suffer from higher crime rates. Single family housing promotes stability in neighborhoods.
One of the impediments to economic development is the overregulation of business. I often hear from voters how cumbersome and slow the permitting process is at city hall. When businesses are choosing where to locate, they are more likely to select the city that has streamlined its permitting process.
Government has grown so big and intrusive that it has become a stumbling block to economic prosperity.
Elected officials must put aside their personal interests and seek to serve the best interests of the community.
I bring a proven track record of effective government and business leadership. In 2012 the city of San Bernardino, California filed for bankruptcy. In 2013 I was elected mayor and successfully guided the city out of bankruptcy, which required making difficult, but necessary financial and operational decisions.
Elected officials need to understand their role in government is to represent all the people and strive to match government policy with citizen priorities.
Assassination of JFK.
My first paid job was at the age of 14 when I delivered newspapers on my bicycle at 5:00am.
The mayor serves as the spoke person for the city and is responsible for working with the city council to establish policies that reflect the priorities of its residents.
I believe one of the top priorities of the mayor, together with the city council is to reestablish conservative fiscal policy
I love Mesa’s commitment to keeping our community a place where families can prosper and thrive. I also appreciate the active citizen engagement in local issues.
Getting the city’s fiscal house in order and reducing crime.
I believe city government should build positive relationships with state and federal elected policy makers in order, to have a voice and influence with legislation impacting local government
Mesa is a council/manager form of government and as such the city manager administers the day-to-day functions of the city. The mayor and city council should support law enforcement through the budgeting process by providing funding and support to ensure PD has the staffing, equipment, and technology necessary to perform at the highest level possible.
Arizona State Senator David Farnsworth
Arizona State Representative Barbara Parker
Arizona State Representative Jacqueline Parker
All financial discussions except those requiring confidentiality should be conducted in public view.
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See also
2024 Elections
- San Bernardino, California
- San Bernardino, California mayoral election, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 6, 2024
- ↑ City of San Bernardino "Candidates for the February 2014 Election" accessed January 26, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ The Sun "Carey Davis elected San Bernardino mayor," February 4, 2014
- ↑ Press Enterprise "McCammack loses to Davis in mayor's race," February 4, 2014
- ↑ Press Enterprise "McCammack recalled but leads in mayor's race," November 5, 2013
- ↑ San Bernardino County, "Official election results," accessed July 2, 2014
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