<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4MzIpf_1GnPzPoC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4MzIpf_1GnPzPoC00" width="1000" height="1292" ><figcaption>Oliver Davis, a Saint Mary's professor, is currently running to serve in the Indiana State Congress. Photo Courtesy of St. Mary's College and Oliver Davis.</figcaption></figure>Oliver Davis, a faculty fellow within the Department of Social Work and Gerontology at Saint Mary’s College, formally lost the race for state representative of Indiana House District 7 as a Democrat. His opponent, Republican Jake Teshka, has won the election for the past six years.Teshka was able to beat Davis with 10,133 votes, an increase of 162 votes and an advantage of 0.8%.Davis received a bachelor’s degree in social work in 1991 before earning a master’s degree from The Ohio State University. He earned two certifications in 2018 in management and political social work from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and the University of Michigan, respectively. He went on to obtain a doctorate in social work at the University of Southern California in 2019.Davis still retains his position as a council member in the South Bend Common Council, where he entered in 2024. Most recently, he urged South Bend mayor James Mueller to include the South Bend Common Council in on talks of data center standards and the Neighborhoods-First Framework for Data Centers project.Before the role, he held three terms consecutively on the council as the sixth district council member.According to his campaign webpage, he highlighted five pillars that he hoped to implement into District 7 communities: “Strong Public Schools,” “Farmland Responsibility,” “Data Centers: Transparency Before Development,” “Affordable Living,” “Safer Neighborhoods” and “Accountable Government.” He held a meet and greet at North Liberty Community Center for residents to talk to him about community issues.He remains as an at-large council member until the next election on Nov. 2, 2027.</div></body>

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Oliver Davis, a faculty fellow within the Department of Social Work and Gerontology at Saint Mary’s College, formally lost the race for state representative of Indiana House District 7 as a Democrat. His opponent, Republican Jake Teshka, has won the election for the past six years. Teshka was able...

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Oliver Davis, a faculty fellow within the Department of Social Work and Gerontology at Saint Mary’s College, formally lost the race for state representativ

Oliver Davis falls to four-term consecutive opponent for state representative

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