The City of Davis operates under a Council-Manager form of government, with five councilmembers elected by district. Members of the City Council serve 4-year terms and are considered part-time employees.  Compensation for councilmembers is defined by California Government Code section 36516 and Davis Municipal Code section 2.01.110. Councilmembers currently earn $1366 per month and are eligible to receive health benefits during their term.

Beginning with the November 2020 election, the City of Davis will be transitioning to electing councilmembers by district.  You can learn more by visiting the District Elections page.

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Gloria Partida – Mayor

gpartida@cityofdavis.org

Elected "at large" before transition to district elections, resides in City Council District 4

Term Ends: 2022

Gloria is a longtime Davis resident and was elected to the Davis City Council in June 2018.

Gloria attended college at the University of California at Davis where she majored in Zoology and currently works as a Neurobiologist at UCD. She has a long history of advocacy in the Davis community starting with disability advocacy and participation in many school and community organization boards and is a founder of the Davis Phoenix Coalition which promotes community inclusion. She has served on the city’s Human Relations Commission

In addition to managing a small business with her son with a disability, Gloria is active in raising her grandson.

Lucas Frerichs – Vice Mayor

lucasf@cityofdavis.org

City Council District 3

Term Ends: 2024

Lucas Frerichs has served on the Davis City Council since 2012, and currently serves as Vice Mayor. He is a leading regional voice for smart growth, multi-modal transportation, public safety, economic development and environmental sustainability.

Lucas currently serves on the boards (and is former Board Chair) of the following agencies: Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), Capitol Corridor JPA (Amtrak California), Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus), and Valley Clean Energy (VCE) - Yolo County’s local clean power provider.

Lucas’ public service began as a long-time staffer in the California State Assembly - working for four separate Assemblymembers. With fifteen years of experience working in the halls of the State Capitol, Lucas currently works as Associate Director of State Policy for The Nature Conservancy, where he is responsible for advocating on behalf of the environment before the California State Legislature and numerous state agencies. He received a B.A. in government from California State University, Sacramento, and earned a certificate in land use and environmental planning from UC Davis.

He lives in central Davis with his wife, Stacie, who is Executive Director of the Davis Arts Center. They enjoy the antics of their frisky pup, Berryessa.

Will Arnold – Councilmember

warnold@cityofdavis.org

City Council District 2

Term Ends: 2024

Will is a lifelong Davis resident and was first elected to the Davis City Council in June 2016, and re-elected in November 2020.

Will is a proud graduate of Davis Senior High School, after which he attended the University of Oregon, majoring in Political Science.

He and his wife, Nichole, live in North Davis with their three children, Reecy, Sonya and Dougie.

Will’s service to the Davis community includes:

• Chair, Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency Joint Powers Authority
• Former Chair, Yolo County Housing Authority
• Board of Directors Member, Yolo Habitat Conservancy
• Former President, Blue & White Foundation (which serves the students at Davis Senior High School)
• Former Board of Directors Member, Summer House (which provides services for adults with developmental disabilities)
• Volunteer Public Address Announcer, Davis Senior High School Football, Boys’ Basketball and Robotics Competitions

Will works as a Public Information Officer for Caltrans (where he is a proud SEIU member). He has been politically active in Davis for many years, managing several local and regional campaigns, and working as the District Representative for State Senator Lois Wolk.

Dan Carson – Councilmember

dcarson@cityofdavis.org

Elected "at large" before transition to district elections, resides in City Council District 1

Term Ends: 2022

Dan was elected to the Davis City Council in June 2018.

A graduate of San Francisco State University with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science, Dan began his career as a reporter for The San Diego Union newspaper, covering the City Hall and urban affairs beats before serving as Capital bureau chief for the paper for a decade.

After obtaining an MBA degree from UC Davis, he began a 17-year career at the California Legislative Analyst’s Office. At the time he retired as deputy legislative analyst in 2012, Dan was responsible for budget and policy analysis work by that office relating to health, social services, criminal justice, transportation, general government, energy, and environmental programs.

Before his election, Dan served as a member and then chair of the city’s Finance and Budget Commission. He also served on the city’s Sports Complex Task Force. The councilmember now serves as chair of Valley Clean Energy; as council liaison to the city’s Recreation and Parks, Senior Citizen, and Finance and Budget Commissions; on a joint panel with local business organizations; and on council subcommittees pertaining to legislative affairs and the recommendation of commission appointments.

Dan and his wife Maureen have lived in Davis for 33 years and raised three sons here.

Josh Chapman – Councilmember

jchapman@cityofdavis.org

City Council District 5

Term Ends: 2024

Josh was elected to the Davis City Council in November 2020.

Josh Chapman was born and raised in Maine. Chapman earned a Bachelor of Science from New Hampshire College in 2002. Upon graduation he moved to Washington D.C. to join AmeriCorps where he served students in Southeast Washington D.C. eventually becoming the Education Director for the Metropolitan Police Boys & Girls Club. Chapman moved to San Francisco in 2005 to pursue his Master of Education degree, with a focus on equity and social justice, from San Francisco State University. During his time in San Francisco Chapman was a teacher for a non-profit organization that served students with severe mental and emotional disabilities.

In 2010 Chapman moved to South Davis with his wife, Athena, and their two sons Owen and Quentin. As the owner and manager of, Armadillo Music, a family business started by Athena’s father in 1996, Chapman became involved in downtown issues. Chapman served on the Davis Downtown Business Association Board of Directors and was the President of that board for three consecutive years and most recently served on the Downtown Plan Advisory Committee. Chapman also spent part of his time in Davis working for Suicide Prevention Yolo County.

As a father of two school-aged children Chapman volunteers in numerous capacities as a youth sports coach as well as spends volunteer hours at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School.