Sarah Davis (born May 18, 1976) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives; she was first elected in the Tea Party wave of 2010.
[6] Equality Texas gave Davis an “A+” on her scorecard for the 86th session, stating that she “was the only Republican in the legislature to co-author pro-equality bills — five in all.
[8] In the 82nd legislature, Davis received an "F" from Equality Texas for supporting Republican Wayne Christian's attempts to end LGBT resource centers on college campuses during a legislative session marked by major reductions in funding across the board due to the depressed state economy.
[13] Davis has received the endorsement of the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) and the Texas State Rifle Association.
[16] Davis voted in favor of reducing the penalty for carrying a gun in a prohibited location, including a high school, college sporting event, a church, or a hospital.
Davis authored and passed a bill which strengthened the ability of prosecutors to pursue child pornography cases.
[citation needed] Davis is the only pro-choice Republican in the Texas legislature and has earned the endorsement of Planned Parenthood in previous races.
[21] In 2011, Davis voted against a bill to require physicians to conduct intra-vaginal sonograms, prior to even pharmaceutically induced abortions, citing her opposition to legislative interference in the doctor-patient relationship.
[22] During the 2013 debate on the abortion restriction bill, Davis offered an amendment to the abortion bill which retained the 20-week ban, but which deleted the unconstitutional facility restrictions, and instead incorporated exceptions for cases of rape, incest, danger to the mother's life and severe fetal abnormalities.