 He also attended graduate school at Mankato State University in Mankato.He was appointed to the Preston City Council in 1986, and was also elected mayor of the town in 1986, serving until his election to the House in 1991.Davids was first elected in a special election on February 12, 1991, held after Rep. Elton Redalen resigned to accept appointment by Governor Arne Carlson as Minnesota's Commissioner of Agriculture.