Original sentence: Davies was born in Tredegar and went to Tredegar Comprehensive School followed by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he read Politics.Davies was originally a supporter of Plaid Cymru and stood as a Plaid-Green Alliance candidate for the Blaenau Gwent parliamentary seat in 1992 and as a Plaid candidate for Cynon Valley in 1997.Davies worked as public and corporate affairs manager for Hyder which combined Wales' main utilities; he specialised in its capital investment programme.He has been a member of the National Assembly for Wales since 2007, initially representing the Mid and West Wales region and since 2011 his home seat of Blaenau Gwent.In July 2009 he was selected to fight his home seat of Blaenau Gwent at the next Assembly elections; he won the seat with a majority of 9,120 over the Independent candidate.Since being elected to the Assembly he was awarded the BBC Wales' AM:PM award for "Newcomer of the Year" and has chaired the Broadcasting committee and the Rural Development Sub-Committee
Edited sentence: Alun Davies was born in Tredegar and went to Tredegar Comprehensive School followed by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he read Politics.Alun Davies was originally a supporter of Plaid Cymru and stood as a Plaid-Green Alliance candidate for the Blaenau Gwent parliamentary seat in 1992 and as a Plaid candidate for Cynon Valley in 1997.Alun Davies worked as public and corporate affairs manager for Hyder which combined Wales' main utilities; he specialised in its capital investment programme.And then elected in for his home seat of Blaenau Gwent with a majority of 9,120.Between 2007 - 2011 Alun was elected to the National Assembly for Wales from the Mid and West Wales region.He was awarded the BBC Wales' AM:PM award for "Newcomer of the Year" and has earned a reputation as an effective public speaker and has won plundits for his powers of scrutiny in the Assembly's committees.In July 2009 Alun Davies was selected to fight his home seat of Blaenau Gwent at the next Assembly elections in 2011.In May 2011 Alun won the Blaenau Gwent seat with a majority of 9,120 over the Independent candidate.Since being elected he has chaired the Broadcasting Cttee and the Rural Development sub-Cttee.Since being elected to the Assembly he has certainly made his mark