Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Danny K. Davis

Official portrait of Danny K. Davis
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Illinois’s 7th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Born
1941
In Congress
House since 1997 · 29 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
DAVIS, DANNY K. MR.
Next election
Primary March 17, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Illinois with the current district highlighted

Illinois, District 7

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Illinois District 7IncumbentNot running (declined to run)

FEC candidate ID H4IL07037 · Principal campaign committee: DAVIS FOR CONGRESS/FRIENDS OF DAVIS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Illinois District 7$100,597.84Not running (declined to run)
2023–2024U.S. House · Illinois District 7$933,395.22Won the general election (16.7%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Illinois District 7$682,447.21Won the general election (99.9%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Illinois District 7$549,990.33Won the general election (80.41%)
Total raised$100,597.84
Total spent$140,471.30
Cash on hand$485.12
Debts owed by the campaign$67,977.02
Loans from the candidate$4,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $48,839.28PACs and other committees: $27,101.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $6,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $18,657.56
  • Individual contributions$48,839.2849%
  • PACs and other committees$27,101.0027%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,000.006%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$18,657.5619%

Self-funding: $6,000.00 (6% of money raised): $2,000.00 given and $4,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$8,839.2820%
  • Contributions over $200$35,650.0080%
  • Itemized from inside Illinois$36,550.0098%
  • Itemized from other states$640.002%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$143K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $8,001.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $18,504.55JULY QUARTERLY: raised $46,466.91JULY QUARTERLY: spent $22,665.46OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $13,366.04OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $35,616.11YEAR-END: raised $579.18YEAR-END: spent $12,480.63PRE-PRIMARY: raised $17,239.95PRE-PRIMARY: spent $27,388.76APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $295.16APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,611.59JULY QUARTERLY: raised $7,082.51JULY QUARTERLY: spent $14,600.71OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $4,060.60OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $4,103.49PRE-GENERAL: raised $3,506.49PRE-GENERAL: spent $3,500.002025-032025-092026-022026-062026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea264
Voted nay382
Did not vote28 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored22
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored611

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1577 Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 10429 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Building".
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.Res. 1432 Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
    Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.Res. 1371 Expressing support for a "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public awareness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease and the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions relating to sickle cell disease.
    Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 8887 Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act
    Introduced May 19, 2026 · Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.R. 7690 Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act
    Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Latest action Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 7689 Earl N. Williams, Sr., First Chance Act
    Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Latest action Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 7639 For the relief of Roberto Carlos Lopez.
    Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 7529 Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action May 11, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
  • H.R. 6625 RISE from Trauma Act
    Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Latest action Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequ…

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

13 committees reported giving $28,501.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Illinois U.S. House, District 7, 2026 · 24 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Danny K. Davis (D)$100,597.84$485.122026-10-14
Jason Friedman (D)$2,507,058.16$385,804.012026-02-25
Thomas Fisher (D)$927,615.93$52,747.872026-06-30
Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D)$824,853.69$10,589.662026-09-30
La Shawn K Ford (D)$819,320.56$93,472.062026-10-14
Richard Boykin (D)$456,944.78$0.002026-06-30
Reed Showalter (D)$368,347.51$288.362026-09-30
Anabel Mendoza (D)$294,428.41$175.722026-07-01
Anthony Driver Jr. (D)$248,729.21$0.002026-06-30
Rory E. Hoskins (D)$215,318.90−$3,292.172026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DDecember 5, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DAVIS FOR CONGRESS/FRIENDS OF DAVIS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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