Davis has a degree in arts with honours and resides with her husband Michael in the Dundas Valley.
She was Yates Avenue Public School P&C President, had been involved in establishing funding for regional indigenous communities in Tasmania and volunteered for the Cumberland Gang Show for seven years.
[3] Before her election Davis worked for a number of federal and state members of parliament and had held positions in the former Department of Employment, Education and Training.
[3] In 2017 Davis was elected to the City of Parramatta council following its amalgamation, representing Epping Ward.
[2] Following her election to the parliament, Davis initially resisted pressure to resign from the lord mayoralty, surviving a notice of motion brought by councillor Lorraine Wearne requesting that she resign over her dual responsibilities.