Donetta L. Davidson, Commissioner, EAC

Ms. Donetta L. Davidson was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by unanimous consent of the United States Senate on July 28, 2005, to serve on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Her term of service extends through December 12, 2007. Ms. Davidson, formerly Colorado's secretary of state, comes to EAC with experience in almost    every area of election administration - everything from county clerk to secretary of state.                                                     

Ms. Davidson began her career in election administration when she was elected in 1978 as the Bent County clerk and recorder in Las Animas, Colorado, a position she held until 1986. Later that year, she was appointed director of elections for the Colorado Department of State, where she supervised county clerks in all election matters and assisted with recall issues for municipal, special district and school district elections.                                                              

 In 1994, she was elected Arapahoe County clerk and recorder and reelected to a second term in 1998. The next year, Colorado Governor Bill Owens appointed Davidson as the Colorado secretary of state, and she was elected to in 2000 and reelected in 2002 for a four year term.