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Danny K. Davis

Danny K. Davis

DDemocratIL-7 · Representative
57
/ 100
Average
Attendance95
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone28
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency51
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Danny K. Davis

Danny K. Davis

DemocratIL-7 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.487)
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Danny K. Davis is a Democrat Representative from IL, District 7. He has served 29 years in Congress across 15 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 98.7% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.

29
Years in Office
15
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Danny

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98.7%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
7 votes against party
4.8%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
13
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Danny Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.8% vs avg
98.7%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+1.2% vs avg
4.8%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored0.0 vs avg
13
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Ways and Means

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$66,449
Cash on Handⓘ
$101,077
Total Receiptsⓘ
$125,380
Disbursementsⓘ
$38,574
Individual Donors
$26,101
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$2,000
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1997–2027House · IL-7 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

IL-7 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

737,077
Population
$80,071
Median Income
35.0
Median Age
47.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 34.3%Black 41.7%Hispanic 16.4%Asian 8.6%