Meet Devin Davis
Devin Davis was born and raised in Greater New Orleans and is a descendant of the River Parishes. His campaign for Congress is built on taking power back from corporate interests and giving it to the people.
Our Story
From Greater New Orleans to the Race for Congress
Growing up in Greater New Orleans, Devin Davis saw firsthand what happens when corporate interests put profit ahead of people — crumbling infrastructure, families priced out by skyrocketing home insurance, and the pollution that refineries leave behind in the neighborhoods that raised him.
His grandfather died of cancer contracted from working at an oil refinery. That loss shaped his commitment: he is running for Congress to fight for the people against corporate interests, not for the donors who write the checks.
“We Deserve a Fighter for our Future.”
Devin Davis for Congress
Why he fights
- Born and raised in Greater New Orleans, with roots in the River Parishes along the Mississippi River.
- Watched refinery pollution and corporate politics harm the health of the communities he calls home.
- Committed to standing with working families against corporate donors’ profits.
The Plan
Repair. Rebuild. Restore.
The campaign’s platform to take power back from corporate interests and give it to the people is built on three pillars.
Repair
Addressing the immediate needs of our communities, from failing infrastructure to the health impacts of refinery pollution.
Devin Davis was born and raised in Greater New Orleans and is a descendant of the River Parishes, and his connection to the region shapes everything he wants to fight for as a candidate for Congress. His campaign is built around a simple idea: taking power back from corporate interests and returning it to the people of the district. Rather than running as another conventional politician, he presents himself as a fighter for working families, one who grew up seeing the consequences of decisions made in boardrooms far from the neighborhoods they affect.
The story of his childhood is really a story of what happens when profit is placed ahead of people. Devin watched crumbling infrastructure wear down the roads and bridges of his home area, watched families get priced out by skyrocketing home insurance rates, and saw the damage that refineries leave in the air, land, and water of the communities that raised him. These were not abstract policy debates to him but daily realities, and they became the foundation for the concerns he carries into his congressional run.
Family shaped him deeply as well. He learned early that some of the hardest losses are personal, watching a grandfather battle cancer and seeing how contract work with oil and refinery interests left communities with damaged health and fewer resources to draw from. He grew up around the traditions, culture, and resilience renowned throughout the parishes, and he carries a determination to make sure that the benefits of this region’s resources actually reach the people who live there instead of only those already rich.
His platform for Congress centers on the issues that defined his formative years: insuring and protecting the community, fixing what years of neglect allowed to deteriorate, ensuring justice and equal rights, and protecting healthcare and the environment from the effects of industrial pollution. He argues that the poorest communities suffer the worst while the wealthy reap the most, and he says his campaign is funded by supporters rather than donors with corporate interests. He invites people to read his platform, volunteer, and join the movement.
Rebuild
Strengthening the infrastructure and systems that Greater New Orleans and the River Parishes depend on.
Restore
Returning power to the people, and working to solve the home insurance crisis that is straining family finances.
On the Ground
A grassroots campaign
The movement is powered by neighbors: knocking doors, phone banking, and gathering at campaign headquarters in New Orleans.
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Phone banking at Campaign HQ
Phone banking sessions were scheduled throughout August and September 2024 at the campaign headquarters, 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70116.
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Neighborhood canvassing
Neighbors canvassed the Irish Channel, East Riverside, the Bywater, the Marigny, and Bayou Sauvage between August and October 2024.
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Community gatherings
Get Out the Vote rallies and a Gumbo and Snoballs picnic brought supporters together at campaign headquarters in the weeks before Election Day.
Community Groups Endorse Our Campaign
Neighbors and organizations across Greater New Orleans and the River Parishes have signed on. Add your voice to the movement.