Danny Davis (Illinois politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = DannyKDavis113th.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2013

| state = Illinois

| district = {{ushr|IL|7|7th}}

| term_start = January 3, 1997

| term_end =

| predecessor = Cardiss Collins

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

| term_start1 = December 20, 1990

| term_end1 = January 3, 1997

| constituency1 = Chicago at-large (1990–1994)
1st district (1994–1997)

| predecessor1 = multi–member district

| successor1 = Darlena Williams-Burnett

| office3 = Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 29th Ward

| term_start3 = April 16, 1979

| term_end3 = December 20, 1990

| predecessor3 = Leroy Cross

| successor3 = Sam Burrell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|9|6}}

| birth_place = Parkdale, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = {{marriage|Vera Davis|1974}}

| children = 2

| education = University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (BA)
Chicago State University (MS)
Union Institute and University (PhD)

| website = {{url|davis.house.gov|House website}}

| signature = Signature of Danny K. Davis.svg

| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Rep. Danny K. Davis on the 44th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.ogg|title=Davis's voice|type=speech|description=Davis on the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid
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Daniel K. Davis (born September 6, 1941) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative from {{ushr|Illinois|7}}, elected in 1996. The district serves much of western Chicago, as well as the Loop. It also includes several of Chicago's inner western suburbs, such as Bellwood, Oak Park, and River Forest. Davis is a Democrat, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus,{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://cbc.house.gov/membership/|publisher=Congressional Black Caucus|access-date=7 March 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/06/21/moon/index.html?pn=2 |title=Hail to the Moon king |access-date=2007-06-20 |author=John Gorenfeld |date=2004-06-21 |work=Salon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223015736/http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/06/21/moon/index.html?pn=2 |archive-date=2007-02-23 }} and a former member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).{{cite news |title=In 2008, Democratic Socialists Endorsed Him. Now, a DSA Member Is Primarying Him. |first1=Salim |last1=Muwakkil |authorlink1=Salim Muwakkil |date=July 16, 2019 |publisher=In These Times |language=en-US |url=https://inthesetimes.com/article/congress-election-danny-davis-anthony-clark-cdsa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904093802/https://inthesetimes.com/article/congress-election-danny-davis-anthony-clark-cdsa |archive-date=September 4, 2020}}

Early life, education, and career

Davis was born in Parkdale, Arkansas, and educated at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; B.A. in history, 1961), Chicago State University (M.S. in guidance, 1968), and the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio (Ph.D. in public administration, 1977).{{cite web |title=Danny Davis' Biography |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/233/danny-davis |website=Project Vote Smart |access-date=23 December 2014}}

Davis worked as a government clerk, a high school teacher, executive director of the Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, director of training at the Martin L. King Neighborhood Health Center, and executive director of the Westside Health Center before entering politics. He represented Chicago's 29th Ward on the Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://davis.house.gov/biography/|title=Congressman Danny K. Davis : Biography|website=davis.house.gov|access-date=2018-08-13}}

Davis challenged U.S. Representative Cardiss Collins in Democratic primaries in 1984 and 1986, but lost both races. In 1990, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Edward J. Rosewell for the Democratic nomination for Cook County Treasurer. Also in 1990, Davis was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, serving from 1990 to 1996 before entering the House.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000096 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress-Danny K. Davis] Davis had also waged an unsuccessful campaign against Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in the 1991 Democratic mayoral primary.

= Cook County Board of Commissioners =

Davis was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners from Chicago at-large in 1990. When the board transitioned to district elections in 1994, he was elected to its 1st district.

Entering Congress in 1997, Davis left the Cook County Board of Commissioners. He desired to see Illinois State Senator Earlean Collins appointed his successor on the board, but party leaders instead chose Darlena Williams-Burnett, executive assistant of Jesse White and the wife of alderman Walter Burnett Jr. Collins challenged and unseated Williams-Burnett in the Democratic primary for the seat in 1998.{{cite web |last1=Banchero |first1=Stephanie |title=DAVIS FACING A CHALLENGE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-02-12-9802120420-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2 November 2020 |date=12 February 1998}}{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998 |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/March1998.pdf |website=www.cookcountyclerkil.com |access-date=15 October 2020}}{{cite web |title=Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com |url=http://primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com/editorial/darlena-williams-burnett/index.html |website=primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com |date=2010 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}

U.S. House of Representatives

= Elections =

File:Danny K Davis.jpg]]

On December 6, 1995, Davis announced his candidacy for the 7th congressional district, adding his name to the already announced Democratic candidates, including Alderman Percy Z. Giles, Cook County Board of Commissioners member Bobbie L. Steele, Alderman Ed Smith, and Alderman Dorothy Tillman.Fornek, S: "Davis Opens House Campaign With a Shot at Giles", Chicago Sun-Times, December 7, 1995. Retrieved 2008-11-1 from Newsbank Five other Democratic candidates entered the race later: S. Mendenhall, Joan Sullivan, G. Winbush, Anthony Travis, and Joan Powell, making it the largest field of candidates for U.S. Congress in Illinois in 1996."U.S. Congress Primaries", Chicago Tribune, March 21, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-2 from Newsbank Davis lived a block outside the district, but was familiar in it.Ritter, J.: "7th District Contest Drawing a Crowd", Chicago Sun-Times, January 22, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-2 from NewsbankHeard, J.: "Davis Looks Like Collins' Likely Successor In U.S. House", Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-2 from Newsbank

Davis ran on a progressive Democratic platform popular in the district. He was pro-choice and supported gay rights, the ERA, single-payer health care, and some federal support for child nutrition and care.

In early January 1996, the FBI revealed its Operation Silver Shovel, which included an investigation into Alderman Giles.Oclander, J. and Spielman, F: "Mole Gave Alderman Cash – Politician Suspected of Receiving $20,000", Chicago Sun-Times, January 9, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-1 from Newsbank What Operation Silver Shovel may have done to undermine Giles's chances for election are unclear as he was already lagging with a mere 3% among likely Democratic primary voters in a mid-December poll compared to Davis's 33%, Smith's 8%, Tillman's 7%, and Steele's 6%.Neal, S.: "Davis' Poll Gives him Lead in 7th Dist.", Chicago Sun-Times, January 15, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-1 from Newsbank But Giles did have Mayor Richard M. Daley's support and that of other well-known area figures—some of whom continued their support during the controversy.Neal, S.: "Silver Shovel Digs Into House Race", Chicago Sun-Times, March 11, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-1 from Newsbank

On March 10, 1996, during a radio debate hosted by WMAQ-AM, Tillman and Smith called for Davis to reject the endorsement of former alderman candidate Wallace "Gator" Bradley,"Wallace "Gator" Bradley", Chicago Sun-Times, December 29, 1995. Retrieved 2008-11-1 from Newsbank spokesman for convicted Gangster Disciples leader Larry Hoover. "Why do you keep badgering me with this question?" Davis replied. "You got a problem with something? You're not going to catch me going around saying I hate Gator Bradley. ... I'm not in the business of disavowing individuals. The good Lord said he hated sin, but not sinners. I'm not hating Gator Bradley. I disagree with those who commit crime and those who'd use drugs, but you won't catch me going around saying that I hate Gator Bradley." Davis never rejected Bradley's endorsement during the campaign, and after winning the primary claimed that Bradley's endorsement played no role in the outcome, though Bradley asserted the contrary."Corrections and clarifications", Chicago Tribune, March 22, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-1 from Newsbank

During the campaign, Tillman highlighted comments Davis made in an August 1970 issue of Ebony: "[T]he white female often gives the black man certain kinds of recognition that the black woman often does not give him."Bey, L.: "Rivals Revive Davis ' 1970 Comments on Black Women", Chicago Sun-Times, March 14, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-2 from Newsbank The Davis campaign countered that Davis was speaking as a psychologist in his role as a training director at a health center.

Although Davis was fully promoted as a Democratic candidate, he also ran as a New Party candidate.{{cite web |title=March Update |publisher=New Party |url=http://www.newparty.org/up9603.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990202063635/http://www.newparty.org/up9603.html |archive-date=February 2, 1999}}{{cite web |url=http://www.newparty.org/up9610.html |title=October Update |access-date=2008-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980203213956/http://www.newparty.org/up9610.html |archive-date=February 3, 1998}}, New Party, Retrieved 2008-11-2{{cite web |url=http://members.aol.com/NewPartyIL/contacts.html |title=The New Party of Illinois: Contacts and Links |access-date=2017-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991023044543/http://members.aol.com/NewPartyIL/contacts.html |archive-date=October 23, 1999}}, New Party, Retrieved 2008-11-2 Supporting this was New Party's celebration of him as the "first New Party member elected to the U.S. Congress."{{cite web |url=http://www.newparty.org/davisa.html |title=Member Profiles |access-date=2017-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210070031/http://www.newparty.org/davisa.html |archive-date=February 10, 2001}}, New Party (website), Retrieved 2008-11-2 Although the State of Illinois did not permit fusion voting, New Party advocated it as a means to promote itself and its agenda and to project New Party ideology into the Democratic Party.{{cite web |url=http://www.newparty.org/decision.html |title=Supreme Court Decides Fusion Case |access-date=2017-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990220130300/http://www.newparty.org/decision.html |archive-date=February 20, 1999}}, New Party (website), Retrieved 2008-11-2 Candidates were called "N[ew]P[arty] Democrats" and required to sign a contract mandating a "visible and active relationship" with New Party.Bentley, B.: [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng42.html#anchor792932 Chicago New Party Update] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011004928/http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng42.html#anchor792932 |date=2008-10-11}}, New Ground 42, Sept-Oct 1995. Retrieved 2008-11-2 During this time, New Party was experiencing substantial growth.{{cite web |title=New Party Profile: Members, Chapter, National |publisher=New Party |url=http://www.newparty.org/profile.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990423164725/http://www.newparty.org/profile.html |archive-date=April 23, 1999}} Davis was also endorsed by the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA),{{cite magazine |title=Chicago DSA endorsements in the March 19th primary election |issue=45 (Mar-Apr 1996) |magazine=New Ground |publisher=Chicago chapter of Democratic Socialists of America |url=http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng45.html#anchor1078925 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309125754/http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng45.html#anchor1078925 |archive-date=2009-03-09 |quote=And Danny Davis is certainly not foreign to Chicago DSA. From the very beginning, he has always been willing to help: appearing as a speaker with Michael Harrington, serving as a Master of Ceremonies without peer at the annual Debs – Thomas – Harrington Dinner.}} of which he had been a member[http://www.dsausa.org/dl/Fall_2002.pdf Send a student to Minnesota] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125221854/http://www.dsausa.org/dl/Fall_2002.pdf |date=2008-11-25}}, Democratic Left, 30(2):5 Fall 2002. Retrieved 2008-11-2Roman, B.: [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng75.html#anchor1072403 Cornel West at Preston Bradley Hall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318084847/http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng75.html#anchor1072403 |date=2009-03-18}}, New Ground 75, Mar-Apr 2001. Retrieved 2008-11-2 since before his congressional run.Roman, R.: [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/index.html Chicago DSA Endorses Danny Davis for Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011021629/http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/index.html |date=2008-10-11}}, New Ground , 40:6 Winter 1990–1991. Retrieved 2008-11-2 only article header available ACORN, AFL–CIO, Sierra Club, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters also endorsed Davis.[http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/broadcast/hs/journalism/southside_archive/1996/SSJ-1996-03-14-0009.jpg Davis for Congress (political ad)], South Street Journal, 3(8):9. Retrieved 2008-11-2

In the March 20 Democratic primary, Davis received more votes than the two closest candidates, Tillman and Smith, combined. The first five announced candidates all received more than twice as many votes as the five late-entering candidates, with none of the latter receiving more than 2,700.

In the November 5 general election, Davis defeated Republican Randy Borow and third-party candidates Chauncey L. Stroud (Independent), Toietta Dixon (Libertarian), and Charles A. Winter (Natural Law) with over 82% of the vote.[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election], Clerk of the House of Representatives, p. 21. Retrieved 2008-11-2File:Obama Congressmen State of the Union 2011.jpg in January 2011]]

File:Educational Excellence for African Americans Executive Order Signing.jpg

= Tenure =

Davis expressed interest in replacing John Stroger on the ballot in the 2006 race for President of the Cook County Board.{{Cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/daily-herald-suburban-chicago-jul-02-2006-p-139/|title = Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago Archives, Jul 2, 2006, p. 139|date = 2 July 2006}} Stroger's son Todd Stroger was ultimately selected.

In late 2008, Davis expressed interest in being President Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate before Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's scandal erupted.Klaus Marre, [https://thehill.com/homenews/news/14741-blagojevichs-slip-fuels-davis-speculation/ Blagojevich's slip fuels Davis speculation] The Hill, November 28, 2008 In a December 31, 2008, New York Times article, Davis said that he turned down an offer from Blagojevich's representatives to appoint him to the Senate.{{cite news|last1=Davey|first1=Monica|last2=Swarns|first2=Rachel L.|date=January 1, 2009|title=Tough Calculus for Blagojevich on Senate Seat|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/us/01illinois.html|access-date=March 28, 2010}} Instead, Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris.{{cite news|last=Davey|first=Monica|date=December 31, 2008|title=Defiant Governor Picks Obama Successor|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/us/31illinois.html|access-date=March 28, 2010}}

Davis ran for mayor of Chicago a second time in 2011, but withdrew before the election and endorsed Carol Moseley Braun.{{cite news|last1=Rozek|first1=Dan|last2=Pallasch|first2=Abdon M.|date=December 31, 2010|title=Davis to drop out of mayor's race, support Braun: source|newspaper=Southtown Star|url=http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/3105973-418/davis-braun-friday-race-strength.html|url-status=dead|access-date=January 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104080949/http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/3105973-418/davis-braun-friday-race-strength.html|archive-date=January 4, 2011}}

In the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Davis endorsed Kamala Harris.{{Cite web|last=Romain|first=Michael|date=2019-06-30|title=Davis endorses Kamala Harris|url=https://www.oakpark.com/2019/07/30/davis-endorses-kamala-harris/|access-date=2022-07-28|website=Oakpark|language=en}} He later endorsed Joe Biden ahead of the Iowa caucus.{{Cite web|last=Klar|first=Rebecca|date=2020-02-02|title=Illinois Rep. Davis endorses Biden ahead of Iowa caucuses|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/481103-illinois-rep-davis-endorses-biden/|access-date=2020-02-03|website=TheHill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Schuba|first=Tom|date=2020-02-02|title=Rep. Danny Davis endorses Joe Biden|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/2/2/21119064/rep-danny-davis-endorses-joe-biden|access-date=2020-02-03|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}

== Sun Myung Moon ==

In 2004, Davis was met with national controversy when he crowned Reverend Sun Myung Moon in a religious ceremony at the Dirksen Senate Office Building honoring Moon.[http://www.hillnews.com/news/062204/moon.aspx Lawmakers attend Moon 'coronation' in Dirksen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126221707/http://www.hillnews.com/news/062204/moon.aspx|date=2005-11-26}}, James Kirchick, The Hill, June 22, 2004{{cite web|author=Ron Gunzburger|date=2004-06-18|title=SPINNING MOON|url=http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608163259/http://www.politics1.com/blog-0604a.htm#crown2|archive-date=2007-06-08|access-date=2007-06-20|publisher=Politics1 blog}} Moon declared himself the Messiah at the crowning ceremony, in which Davis appeared on the invitation as a sponsoring co-chair. Davis wore white gloves and carried the crown on a pillow to crown Moon and his wife "the King and Queen of Peace."{{citation |author=Bill Alexander|date=2004-06-25|title=The Money-Mooners Meet on Capitol Hill|work=BET.com}} Davis told Christian Challenge that Moon's declaring himself the Messiah "was similar to a baseball team owner telling team members that 'we are the greatest team on earth'" before a game. Davis said the peace awards were to "recognize people for promoting peace. Of course the highest recognition goes to the highest promoter and the highest promoter is Reverend Moon, so they come up with something higher than the certificates and plaques that other folks get." Other lawmakers who attended included Senator Mark Dayton, Representatives Roscoe Bartlett and Elijah Cummings, and former Representative Walter Fauntroy. Key organizers of the event included George Augustus Stallings, Jr., a controversial former Catholic priest who had been married by Moon, and Michael Jenkins, the president of the Unification Church of the United States at that time.{{Cite news|last=Babington|first=Charles|author2=Alan Cooperman|date=June 23, 2004|title=The Rev. Moon Honored at Hill Reception – Lawmakers Say They Were Misled|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61932-2004Jun22.html|newspaper=Washington Post|pages=A01}}

== Trip paid for by Tamil Tigers ==

As the 15th most prolific traveler in Congress, Davis stirred up controversy by accepting a trip to Sri Lanka in 2005 on behalf of the Tamil minority there, paid for by the Tamil Tigers, a group that the U.S. government has designated as a terrorist organization for its use of suicide bombers and child soldiers. Davis said that he was unaware that the Tigers were the source of the trip's funding.[http://www.nbc5.com/news/9731508/detail.html Davis Claims He Was Unaware Terrorists Paid For Trip] NBC5 News, August 25, 2006

== Relationship with Louis Farrakhan ==

Davis has said that Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam who has attracted considerable controversy for his anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks, is an "outstanding human being" and that "I personally know him, I've been to his home, done meetings, participated in events with him." In March 2018, Davis said: "The world is so much bigger than Farrakhan and the Jewish question and his position on that and so forth. For those heavy into it, that's their thing, but it ain't my thing."{{cite news|last1=Bier|first1=Jeryl|date=9 February 2018|title=Keith Ellison, Louis Farrakhan and Iran|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/keith-ellison-louis-farrakhan-and-iran-1518135273}}{{cite news|title=Democratic Rep. Danny Davis Calls Louis Farrakhan 'An Outstanding Human Being.' Farrakhan Says Jews Are 'Satanic' And Did 9/11.|language=en|work=Tablet Magazine|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/255071/democratic-rep-danny-davis-calls-louis-farrakhan-an-outstanding-human-being-farrakhan-says-jews-are-satanic-and-did-911}}{{cite news|title=Who is Louis Farrakhan? 10 things to know about the Nation of Islam leader, black activist|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/who-louis-farrakhan-things-know-about-the-nation-islam-leader-black-activist/1zUaxjihBLiqOKso5h262H/}}{{Cite news|last=Curry|first=George E.|date=October 12, 2015|title=Why Black people answer when Farrakhan calls|language=en|work=Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper|url=http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/news/article_da7af678-7110-11e5-ba07-d7d6e540d414.html|access-date=2018-08-18}} Davis condemned Farrakhan's views later that month, saying, "So let me be clear: I reject, condemn and oppose Minister Farrakhan's views and remarks regarding the Jewish people and the Jewish religion."{{cite news|last1=Kampeas|first1=Ron|title=Democratic congressman who praised Louis Farrakhan now denounces him|url=https://www.jta.org/2018/03/09/news-opinion/democratic-congressman-praised-louis-farrakhan-now-denounces|access-date=October 30, 2018|newspaper=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=9 March 2018}} He attended Farrakhan's Million Man March and was the only member of Congress to address the 20th anniversary of it.{{cite news|last=Wright|first=James|date=October 19, 2015|title=Farrakhan calls on Black community to be self-reliant|work=The Dallas Examiner|url=http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/oct/19/farrakhan-calls-black-community-be-self-reliant/|access-date=August 18, 2018}}{{cite news|author=Emanuella Grinberg and Ralph Ellis|title=Million Man March marks 20th anniversary of D.C. rally – CNN|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/10/us/million-man-march/index.html}}

=Committee assignments=

For the 119th Congress:{{cite web |title=List of Standing Committees and Select Committees of the House of Representatives|url=https://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/scsoal.pdf |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=April 21, 2025}}

Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Health
Subcommittee on Work and Welfare (Ranking Member)

= Party leadership and caucus membership =

Regional Whip
Chair of the Congressional Postal Caucus
Caucus on Re-Entry (Co-Chair){{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=Rep. Davis wins re-election to 15th term |url=https://chicagocrusader.com/rep-davis-wins-re-election-to-15th-term/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=The Chicago Crusader |language=en-US}}
Afterschool Caucuses{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Congressional Caucuses |url=https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm |accessdate=17 October 2024 |publisher=Afterschool Alliance |format=}}
Community Health Center's Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=dead}}
Congressional Black Caucus{{Cite web |last=Mordacq |first=Jessica |date=2024-10-14 |title=Who are the U.S. 7th District House candidates, Danny Davis and Chad Koppie? |url=https://www.oakpark.com/2024/10/14/who-are-the-u-s-7th-district-house-candidates-danny-davis-and-chad-koppie/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Wednesday Journal |language=en-US}}
Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys{{Cite web |date=2021-11-05 |title=Biography {{!}} Congressman Danny K. Davis |url=https://davis.house.gov/about/biography |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=davis.house.gov |language=en}}
Congressional Coalition on Adoption{{Cite web|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org|language=en}}
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Congressional Sugar Caucus
Equity Caucus
Medicare for All Caucus
Urban Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|format=|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=27 March 2025}}

Political positions

Davis voted to provide Israel with support following October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

Davis voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.{{Cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141050/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}

Electoral history

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis

| votes = 149568

| percentage = 82.59

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Randy Borow

| votes = 27241

| percentage = 15.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Chauncey L. Stroud

| votes = 1944

| percentage = 1.07

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Toietta Dixon

| votes = 1571

| percentage = 0.87

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Natural Law Party (United States)

| candidate = Charles A. Winter

| votes = 771

| percentage = 0.43

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 181095

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 1998{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=7DLvp%2fl33YI%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 1998 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=October 24, 2019|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308063653/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=7DLvp%2fl33YI%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 57200

| percentage = 85.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Wilner J. Jackson

| votes = 10046

| percentage = 14.94

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 67246

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 1998{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=8AaB9rHXPK0%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 1998 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019}}{{dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 130984

| percentage = 92.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Dorne E. Van Cleave III

| votes = 9984

| percentage = 7.08

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 140968

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=SVHxAvAUMSw%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2000 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019}}{{dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 164155

| percentage = 85.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert Dallas

| votes = 26872

| percentage = 14.07

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 191027

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2002{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=wJsCqqjRM60%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2002 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019}}{{dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 137933

| percentage = 83.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Tunney

| votes = 25280

| percentage = 15.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Martin Pankau

| votes = 2543

| percentage = 1.53

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 165756

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=9a90MG3zMx8%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2004 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 84950

| percentage = 82.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Anita Rivkin-Carothers

| votes = 15190

| percentage = 14.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert Dallas

| votes = 3191

| percentage = 3.09

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 103331

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=3WHwMrzJ6QQ%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2004 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308071304/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=3WHwMrzJ6QQ%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 221133

| percentage = 86.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Antonio Davis-Fairman

| votes = 35603

| percentage = 13.87

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 256736

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=WSbwuUde0qk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2006 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313213538/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=WSbwuUde0qk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 77287

| percentage = 88.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Ascot

| votes = 6646

| percentage = 7.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert Dallas

| votes = 2921

| percentage = 3.36

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 86854

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=GJnulrZjDlY%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2006 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308102330/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=GJnulrZjDlY%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 143071

| percentage = 86.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Charles Hutchinson

| votes = 21939

| percentage = 13.30

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Lowell M. Seida

| votes = 1

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 165011

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=ZXEXC9Iwtfw%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308012344/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=ZXEXC9Iwtfw%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 129865

| percentage = 91.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert Dallas

| votes = 12629

| percentage = 8.86

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 142494

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=xj8bneOa8Fk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 22, 2019}}{{dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 235343

| percentage = 85.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Steve Miller

| votes = 41474

| percentage = 14.98

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 276817

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2010{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=KsbDaOX2sQg%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2010 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307223400/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=KsbDaOX2sQg%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 52728

| percentage = 66.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Sharon Denise Dixon

| votes = 10851

| percentage = 13.74

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Darlena Williams-Burnett

| votes = 10173

| percentage = 12.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Ascot

| votes = 5221

| percentage = 6.61

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 78973

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2010{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=uBmhfnAP6sE%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308141143/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=uBmhfnAP6sE%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 149846

| percentage = 81.50

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark M. Weiman

| votes = 29575

| percentage = 16.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Clarence Desmond Clemons

| votes = 4428

| percentage = 2.41

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 183849

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=SNr%2bqcRVQhc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308054910/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=SNr%2bqcRVQhc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 57896

| percentage = 84.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jacques A. Conway

| votes = 10638

| percentage = 15.52

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 68534

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=iX7bNPizmS8%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 242439

| percentage = 84.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Rita Zak

| votes = 31466

| percentage = 10.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = John H. Monaghan

| votes = 12523

| percentage = 4.37

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Phil Collins

| votes = 5

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in votes

| candidate = Dennis Richter

| votes = 2

| percentage = 0.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 286435

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=z%2fR%2feACUG%2bY%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 155110

| percentage = 85.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert L. Bumpers

| votes = 27168

| percentage = 14.90

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 182278

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=GoUnr%2b0cUsk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308025725/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=GoUnr%2b0cUsk%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 139378

| percentage = 81.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Thomas Day

| votes = 32261

| percentage = 18.79

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Frederick Collins

| votes = 25

| percentage = 0.01

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 171664

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308021035/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 250584

| percentage = 84.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jeffrey A. Leef

| votes = 46882

| percentage = 15.76

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 297466

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=kZi8655FVXI%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=March 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312132528/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=kZi8655FVXI%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 81570

| percentage = 73.86

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Anthony V. Clark

| votes = 28867

| percentage = 26.14

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 110437

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116204723/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 215746

| percentage = 87.62

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Craig Cameron

| votes = 30497

| percentage = 12.38

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 246243

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116204723/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=%2brBqro%2b%2bHTUkQvv7Q1tDdQ%3d%3d|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| votes = 79,813

| percentage = 60.91

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Kina Collins

| votes = 18,399

| percentage = 13.88

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 132,605

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?T=637426660109955406|title=Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION|date=2020-12-04|access-date=2020-12-04|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|archive-date=May 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530143125/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?T=637426660109955406|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|title=Illinois 2020 Election Results|url=https://elections.suntimes.com/results/2020/|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|work=Chicago Sun-Times}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 249,383

| percentage = 80.41

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Craig Cameron

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 41,390

| percentage = 13.35

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tracy Jennings

| party = Independent

| votes = 19,355

| percentage = 6.24

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 310,128

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2022{{Cite news |title=Here are the key primary election results from Illinois |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/28/1107092975/illinois-primary-election-results |date=2022-06-28 |access-date=2022-07-10 |work=NPR}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 39230

| percentage = 51.88

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| candidate = Kina Collins

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 34574

| percentage = 45.73

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| candidate = Denarvis Mendenhall

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1808

| percentage = 2.39

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 75,612

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2022{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Results |url=https://elections.il.gov/electionoperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 167,650

| percentage = 99.94

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| votes = 96

| percentage = 0.06

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 167746

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2024{{Cite news |title=Official Canvass – General Primary Election |url=https://elections.il.gov/NewDocDisplay.aspx?khDtbt6dhc8zLboSZnz8zqVh5SQVox7uAOAe2nieWDAlNyd4%2btjArHsz9xVXIJ4p6Y57u3FvWw0%2bgnNWdT3uKyV44EJPSNKJqSNPoTMrt%2fmA2Vga9kq1Ze1iXEwZay4hPK3eAEa%2f2wcdY8MIeoGR3y7Ti3eMkJREPHojZAzjn66LYFw0M%2f%2bo0el4xI17XnGr3ArsTeWRuqxQIUp05hpBqOmiqzLVkMMr |date=2024-03-19 |access-date=2025-01-02 }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 42,248

| percentage = 52.45

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Melissa Conyears Ervin

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 17,154

| percentage = 21.30

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kina Collins

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 15,188

| percentage = 18.85

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nikhil Bhatia

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,808

| percentage = 4.73

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kouri Marshall

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,156

| percentage = 2.68

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 80,554

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 7th Congressional District General Election, 2024{{cite web |title=2024 General Election Results |url=https://elections.il.gov/electionoperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 222,408

| percentage = 83.25

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chad Koppie

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 44,598

| percentage = 16.69

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 146

| percentage = 0.05

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 267152

| percentage = 100.0

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Personal life

File:Danny K2 Davis.jpeg]] Davis is married to Vera G. Davis. They have two children.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/233/danny-davis|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-13}} Davis is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.{{cite press release|title=U.S. Senate approves resolution |publisher=Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity |date=2006-11-06 |url=http://www.alphaphialpha.net/PressNewsDetails.php?newsID=25&newsCat=Press+Release |access-date=2008-12-31 |quote=Alpha Phi Alpha is an exceptional organization that deserves to be recognized and honored for all of its many great achievements. The fraternity has helped shape more than 175,000 young men into extraordinary leaders who contribute positively to their communities and the world. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He is notable for his support of the National Federation of the Blind. He spoke at their 2004 and 2005 conventions.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}

On November 18, 2016, Davis's 15-year-old grandson Javon Wilson was murdered while trying to break up a fight during a home invasion in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.{{cite news | title=US Rep Danny Davis' Grandson, 15, Fatally Shot During Chicago Home Invasion|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/congressman-danny-davis-15-year-grandson-fatally-shot/story?id=43652161|date=November 19, 2016|work=ABC News|author=David Caplan}}

On March 30, 2017, Davis's 44-year-old son Stacey Wilson was found dead in his home. He was Javon Wilson's father.{{cite news | title=Son of Congressman Danny Davis found dead|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/son-of-congressman-danny-davis-found-dead/1828072/|date=March 31, 2017|work=ABC News}}

Davis is a Baptist.{{cite web |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |website=Pew Research Center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090407/https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-16 |url-status=live}}

References

External links

[https://davis.house.gov/ Congressman Danny K. Davis] official U.S. House website
[https://www.dkdcongress.com/ Danny K. Davis for Congress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209043628/https://dkdcongress.com/ |date=2020-12-09 }}

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