Paul Davis is a lifelong Lawrence resident. He attended Lawrence Public Schools and graduated from Lawrence High School. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Kansas, Davis went on to obtain a Juris Doctor from the Washburn University School of Law. He currently practices law with the firm of Meyer & Davis, L.L.C. in Lawrence.

Davis, who represents the 46th House of Representatives District, took office in 2003. He serves on the House Taxation, Transportation and Judiciary committees. During his first term, he organized a bi-partisan group of freshmen legislators that offered an alternative budget plan which would increase funding for K-12 education, higher education, social services and would shore up the unfunded liability of the KPERS retirement system. Davis also introduced legislation that would require insurance companies to cover all forms of contraception for women along with introducing a bill that would completely revamp the legislative and congressional reapportionment process.

During the 2004 session, Davis worked with Governor Sebelius to pass a bill in the House of Representatives that would put almost $150 million new dollars into K-12 education. He also worked with Republican and Democratic legislators to save the state van pool program along with authoring a new law that cracks down on persons who perpetrate financial scams against senior citizens.

Prior to his service in the Kansas Legislature, Davis was on the staff of former Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius as her Assistant Director for Government Affairs and worked for almost four years as the Legislative and Ethics Counsel to the Kansas Bar Association. He is currently President of the Health Care Access Clinic Board of Directors, Vice President of the Arc of Douglas County Board of Directors and is a member of the City of Lawrence Housing Trust Fund Board. Davis is also a graduate of Leadership Lawrence and is a former member of the Leadership Lawrence Advisory Board.

Davis' record of accomplishment in the Legislature has been recognized by several organizations. In 2003, he was recognized "for his courageous leadership to address the need to fund programs for people with disabilities" by the Kansas Disability Caucus. He was also named by the National Journal as a rising star in Kansas politics. In 2004, Kansas Families United for Public Education recognized Davis as "a true friend of public education". He was also awarded the "On Target" award by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri for his efforts to protect reproductive choice and promote mandatory contraceptive insurance coverage.