In her red St. John’s knit suit, Sarah Davis was a stand out amid a sea of VIPS who for some reason wore black to the 100th anniversary of ROC-Taiwan celebration at Three Allen Center downtown. 

“Honestly, I chose the red suit because I was taping an episode of "Beyond the Headlines" at KPRC Local 2, earlier in the afternoon, and I thought the suit would look good on HDTV,” says Davis. “Martha Wong gave me some great advice, among many other things, she told me to invest in a good looking red suit.  Red suits almost always stand out in a crowd.  Plus, as a Republican, I am, of course, partial to red!” 

Davis just returned from the close of the 82nd Texas Legislature, where she serves on the Public Health Committee and Judiciary & Jurisprudence Committee. 

“The greatest challenge in this economic and political climate, at least on a state level, is the state budget.  The 82nd Texas Legislature was the second time that Texas legislators have been faced with a general revenue shortfall in the past decade. 

“The simple truth is that we do not have unlimited financial resources, and we must live within our means, as the Texas Constitution requires the budget be balanced.  We are only now making our way out of the worst recession  since the Great Depression, and difficult decisions had to be made, and will need to be made in the next Legislative session. 

“Most of the attention being paid to the budget cuts has focused on public education, so Texans may be surprised to learn that the state budget will provide $1.6 billion more dollars directly to our state’s public schools than the last budget. Though we were not able to fully fund growth, our school districts received a 5.6% increase in state funding, from $27.6 billion in the current two-year budget cycle to $29.2 billion for 2012-13.”

The 35-year-old resident of the City of West University Place lives where she and her husband, Kent Adams just celebrated their first wedding anniversary.  Their Yorkie, named “Mr. Henry” also loves politics.  Davis is a partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith, LLP., a national defense firm focused on civil law.

“The day after I won the Republican Primary, our wedding invitations went out!” Davis says.  “Since we were married during my campaign for state representative, he is very understanding when it comes to our hectic schedules.  He often times attends events with me, and is undoubtedly my biggest supporter.”

Davis graduated from Baylor University and University of Houston Law in 2001.  She was raised by a mother who lived by the Golden Rule-do unto others as you would have done unto you.  Davis says her mother Nancy Davis is her very best friend.

“She really instilled in me the importance of a strong work ethic.” 

Davis believes this is a pivotal time in politics.  “A news poll I recently saw indicated that 50% of Americans say the government should pursue re-distribution of wealth.  This was shocking to me, because I have always believed the proper role of government is to insure equal opportunity, not equality of outcomes.  I was raised to believe that in America if you work hard, you can achieve anything. 

“I paid my way through Baylor University and then the University of Houston Law School, so that one day I could have a good job and be able to provide for myself and my family.  It never occurred to me to demand that somebody else pay my way. 

“I am concerned that fewer and fewer Americans believe in this ethic, and instead believe that the taxpayers should be required to provide for not only for themselves, but for everyone else, regardless of their abilities or effort.  I certainly think the government has a very important role to play, but if too many people are claiming their so-called “entitlements” and too few are working and paying for those “entitlements,” our economy will collapse. 

“If America is to continue to succeed we must reward hard work, personal sacrifice, risk taking and success, because it is those efforts which create jobs in our country.  If the reward for hard work is seizure of the fruits of one’s labor by the government, and redistribution to others, hard work will soon disappear.