Marianna Davis

Marianna "Muffy" Davis (born December 1, 1972) is an American politician, former Paralympic cyclist, and alpine skier who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 26A district from 2018 to 2021.

Early life and education Davis was born in Sun Valley, Idaho. She was a top ranking junior skier and was poised to be named to the US ski team when an accident at the age of 16 left her paralyzed from the chest down. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology from Stanford University in 1995.

Career Davis has traveled widely and competed in a number of disciplines. She won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. In 2000, she was the World Champion at Giant Slalom in Anzere, Switzerland. The journey was possible by using a Snowpod which is a hand cranked tracked snowmobile devised by Pete Rieke. Davis was awarded Endurance Sports Disabled Athlete of the Year in 2002 and IOC Presidents Disable Athlete Award in 2004. H1-4 team relay, and H1-2 individual time trial. In August 2013, Davis won 1st place for road race and time trial at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau.

Elections

2020 Davis was unopposed for the Democratic primary and the general election.

2018 Davis was unopposed for the Democratic primary. Davis defeated incumbent Republican Steve Miller with 56.3% of the vote.