▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Dor othy ▁M . ▁" D ora " ▁( née ▁W ex ler ) ▁and ▁Dr . ▁George ▁R . ▁Al pert . ▁All ▁of ▁her ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Russia . ▁She ▁has ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁California . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁D elta ▁Ph i ▁E psilon ▁sor or ity . ▁She ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁social ▁work ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill . ▁Her ▁husband ▁Steve ▁Davis ▁was ▁a ▁doctor ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁California , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁social ▁worker ▁in ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁ ▁Davis ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁through ▁her ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Women ▁V ot ers , ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁became ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁School ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁She ▁served ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁including ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly , ▁and ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁Davis ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Cons umer ▁Prote ction , ▁Government ▁E ffic