# Danny Davis

Danny Davis is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 7th district
- Serving since: 1997-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000096
- FEC candidate IDs: H4IL07037

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000096 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

99% of Davis’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Illinois, the highest of 214 House Democrats.

## What Davis says (119th Congress (2025–27))

243 classified statements: 90 Congressional Record speeches, 78 posts on X, 41 press releases, 34 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Davis | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 6.6% | 166 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.8% | 27.5% | 103 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.1% | 73.2% | 106 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.2% | 9.8% | 39 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 24.7% | 22.7% | 77 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 67 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 49% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 39% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (House Democrats 20%); Taxation 26% (House Democrats 6.4%); Families 24% (House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.01), from 662 donors and 7,118 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 611. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 85 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1577
- 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… (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10429
- 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… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1432
- 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… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1371
- H.R. 8887: Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8887
- H.R. 7689: Earl N. Williams, Sr., First Chance Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7689
- H.R. 7690: Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7690
- H.R. 7639: For the relief of Roberto Carlos Lopez. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7639
- H.R. 7529: Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7529
- H.R. 6625: RISE from Trauma Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6625

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $100.6K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-23 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-23
- 2026-07-23 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-23
- 2026-07-16 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-16
- 2026-07-15 · Press release · Rep. Davis Leads Bill to Compel Trump Administration to Release All Relevant Records Related to Illegal Freezing of Child Care, Welfare, and Social Services… · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://davis.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-davis-leads-bill-compel-trump-administration-release-all-relevant-records
- 2026-07-14 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-14
- 2026-07-14 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-14
- 2026-07-14 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-14
- 2026-07-14 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-14
- 2026-07-01 · Press release · Statement of Representative Danny K. Davis · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://davis.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-representative-danny-k-davis
- 2026-06-29 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-06-29

## Links

- Official site: https://davis.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDannyDavis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanDKDavis
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dannykdavis07
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000096

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000096