Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-American politician, lawyer, educator, author, political commentator and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011.
 She is currently an MSNBC political contributor.
 In January 2017, she became a CNN political contributor.
Stevens Thomson Mason (October 27, 1811January 4, 1843) was an American politician who served as the 1st Governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840.
 Coming to political prominence at an early age, Mason was appointed his state's acting Territorial Secretary by Andrew Jackson at 19, becoming the acting territorial governor soon thereafter in 1834 at 22.
 As territorial governor, Mason was instrumental in guiding Michigan to statehood, which was secured in 1837.
 A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected as Michigan's first state governor in 1835, where he would serve until 1840.
 Elected at 23 and taking office at 24, Mason was and remains the youngest state governor in American history.
Mark A. Davis (born 1966) is a North Carolina attorney who was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue to serve as a Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, taking office in January 2013.
 He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Cheri Beasley's appointment to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
 Davis served as Gov. Perdue's General Counsel for the last two years of her term in office.
Hemakumara Wickramathilaka Nanayakkara is a Sri Lankan politician and the current Governor of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.
 Nanayakkara played active roles for the United National Party victory at the 2001 General election.
 He was appointed as minister soon after the election.
 Later in 2007 he decided to support the UPFA.
 In 2012 Nanayakkara quit from the UPFA to form his own party called Ruhunu Janatha Party.
 The Party joined United National Party at the 2015 Presidential election to support the common candidate.Soon after the 2015 election victory he was appointed the Governor of Southern Province.
Dwight E. Davis (born October 11, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player.
 After playing college basketball at the University of Houston from 1969–72, Davis was selected as the 3rd overall pick of 1972 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
 Nicknamed "Double D", Davis played for five seasons in the NBA with two teams: the Cleveland Cavaliers (1972–75) and Golden State Warriors (1975–77).
 The 6 ft 8 in forward averaged 8.6 points in 340 career regular season games.
 Dwight was inducted into the "Hall of Honor" at the University of Houston in November 2006, some 34 years after leaving.
 He still holds many records for his rebounding, blocked shots and scoring.
 In 2007, Davis was appointed by New Hampshire Governor John Lynch to the N.H. Workforce Youth Council, and in 2008 he became the chair.
 He is also a board member of the Greater Seacoast United Way.
 Dwight spends much of his free time working with at risk teens with lessons on and off the court.
General Alton Davis Slay, Sr. (November 11, 1924 – November 16, 2015) was a four star United States Air Force general and former commander, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.
 A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.
 Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).
 Davis holds a B.A. in history from Stanford University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
 He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War.
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, in office from 2008 to 2010.
 He was the first African American governor of New York and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was acting governor of Arkansas for 11 days in January 1975.
 Since leaving office, Paterson has been a radio talk show host on station WOR in New York City, and was in 2014 appointed chairman of the New York Democratic Party by his successor as governor, Andrew Cuomo.
Alton Thomas Davis (born c. 1946-47) is a former member of the Supreme Court of Michigan, United States.
 Davis was appointed by former Governor Jennifer Granholm on August 26, 2010 to finish the term of former Justice Elizabeth Weaver, who resigned from the court amidst controversy.
The California Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of California.
 In 2001, Governor Gray Davis created the official position.
 Each poet laureate for the State of California is appointed by the Governor of California for a term of two years and must be confirmed by the senate.
 Previous to Governor Davis' action in creating the position, the title was unofficial and the position was held for life.
 The program is run by the California Arts Council.

Question: What party does the governor that appointed Alton Davis belong to?
Answer: the Democratic Party