Austin Ankarie Davis (born October 4, 1989) is an American politician serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 35th district from 2018 to 2022. He is both the first African-American lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and the youngest person to be elected lieutenant governor in the United States.
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Early life and education
Davis was born October 4, 1989, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He attended McKeesport Area High School, where he founded and served as chairman of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council under then-mayor of McKeesport, Jim Brewster.
After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, where he earned a BA in political science in 2012.