About Kyle

​Kyle Davis was born and raised in Massachusetts in a mixed family with two moms, two brothers and two sisters as the middle child. Kyle's family members shared with him the experiences of being part of different oppressed minority groups including a grandmother who was an immigrant from Curacao and a Jewish grandfather whose family members were killed in the Holocaust.  Kyle's ancestry also includes Mexican, Indigenous and European heritage.  Coming of age as a gay man in a society with so much injustice sparked a passion for equality very early on in life.

After high school, Kyle pursued a career as a recording artist and performer for several years while keeping day jobs such as waitering and delivering for Grubhub. Traveling around the country as a struggling artist and tipped-worker and talking to all different types of Americans along the way only furthered his belief in the need for radical change in the country.  He became more active in organizing, marching and speaking out on social media. When Kyle witnessed the rise of leaders like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Cori Bush, he realized that not only was fundamental change possible but it could be achieved by regular working people. (make it more local)

A message from Kyle:

This past year, I was proud to have run a progressive, grassroots campaign for state senate. Despite coming up short on election day, we were able to spark important discussions about the need for healthcare and housing reform, racial justice, and bold climate action. We received over 6,000 votes from a broad coalition; college students to seniors that believed we should be demanding better for
working class people and families. I remain fully committed to this movement and am ready to bring this fight to the Salem City Council. As a life-long fan of this city and its rich history, I was thrilled to move to the North Shore as a young adult. I fell in love with my community first through working as an Uber driver and waiter, and then through my activism and organizing. (bring up specific activism)

​It is my belief that truly loving your community means fighting for it. We have work to do to ensure that Salem’s workers are protected and have the freedom to organize for better pay and conditions. Tackling our housing crisis will require bold leaders, unafraid of big developers. Being one of the most vulnerable places in the face of the climate crisis means we cannot afford inaction. We have the ability to lead the state in innovative transportation, high quality education and a booming small business economy. My work in community organizing and coalition building for progressive values taught me how to bring amazing people from all walks of life together towards a common goal. I am looking forward to listening and learning from every resident and working together to create a more equal and thriving Salem.

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