DeWayne Davis

Reverend Doctor DeWayne Davis was born in the Mississippi Delta, the 15th child of former sharecroppers, and has maintained a lifelong commitment to justice, safety, and love. Currently the Lead Minister of Plymouth Congregational Church of Minneapolis, the second oldest church in Minneapolis. Until his campaign, he served as the Chaplain of the Minnesota State Senate. He is running to become the next Mayor of Minneapolis. Before being ordained for the ministry in 2012, he worked as a congressional staffer on health care, housing, transit and transportation, reproductive justice, civil rights, voting rights, and small business development, among many other issues. Throughout his career, DeWayne has pursued justice in everything he does. His work in partnership with community members has resulted in awards and recognition from OutFront Minnesota, Lavender Magazine, and Howard University Magazine. DeWayne holds multiple degrees from Howard University, the University of Maryland, College Park, Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and Luther Seminary in Saint Paul. DeWayne and his college sweetheart Kareem live in North Minneapolis and have been together for 33 years and legally married on their twentieth anniversary in 2011, when marriage equality was achieved in Washington, DC.