iency ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development . ▁She ▁author ed ▁a ▁state ▁law ▁giving ▁women ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁their ▁O B / G yn ▁do ctors ▁without ▁requiring ▁a ▁refer ral ▁from ▁their ▁primary ▁care ▁phys icians . ▁Other ▁legisl ation ▁she ▁author ed ▁established ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁a ▁patient ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁second ▁medical ▁opinion ▁and ▁allowed ▁fra il ▁senior ▁citizens ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁their ▁homes ▁while ▁receiving ▁state - fund ed ▁n urs ing ▁care . ▁She ▁introduced ▁laws ▁to ▁reward ▁high - ach ieving ▁teachers ▁and ▁to ▁establish ▁after - school ▁programs ▁at ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Davis ▁challeng ed ▁three - term ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Brian ▁Bil b ray ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁District , ▁winning ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Her ▁district ▁was ▁ren umber ed ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁District ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census ▁red istrict ing ▁and ▁made ▁somewhat ▁more ▁Democratic ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁re elect ed ▁eight ▁times ▁since ▁then ▁without ▁much ▁difficulty . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁represent ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁district ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁term ▁in ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁other ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁represent ▁this ▁district ▁since ▁the ▁Harry ▁Tr uman ▁administration , ▁Lyn n ▁Sch enk , ▁was ▁to pp led ▁by ▁Bil