Danny Davis
U.S. Representative from IL, District 7
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Danny K. Davis represents Illinois's 7th District as a Democrat and senior Ways and Means Committee member focused on child tax credits, criminal justice reform, and civil rights advocacy.
Danny K. Davis is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 7th Congressional District, serving his fifteenth term since 1996. Born in Parkdale, Arkansas, he graduated from Arkansas AM&N College and Chicago State University and earned a doctorate from the Union Institute. Davis worked as a teacher and community organizer before serving on the Chicago City Council and Cook County Board of Commissioners. A senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, he serves on the Health and Work and Welfare subcommittees (where he is ranking member). Davis champions the child tax credit expansion, criminal justice reform, small business development, and civil rights protections for vulnerable communities.