• DAVIS, DANNY K. MR.
Experience: House: District 7, 1997-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $418,289Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Danny K. Davis
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Vera; 2 Children: Jonathan, Stacey
    Birth Date: 09/06/1941
    Birth Place: Parkdale, AR
    Home City: Chicago, IL
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    PhD, Public Administration, Union Institute, 1977
    MS, Guidance, Chicago State University, 1968
    BA, History, Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical and Normal College, 1961

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
    Member, Illinois Democratic Party State Central Committee
    Member, Democratic Ward Committee, 29th Ward, Chicago, 1984-2000
    Commissioner, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1990-1996
    Co-Chair, Clinton/Gore/Braun Campaigns, 1992
    Candidate, Mayor of Chicago, 1991
    Alderman, Chicago City Council, 1979-1990
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1984, 1986

Current Legislative Committees

    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Caucus on Community Health Centers
    Member, Congressional Art Caucus
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Cancer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Congressional Children's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus
    Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus
    Member, Congressional Iraq Fallen Heroes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
    Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Pakistani Caucus
    Chair, Congressional Postal Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sugar Caucus
    Member, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
    Member, Rural Health Caucus

Professional Experience

    Special Assistant, President, Mile Square Community Health Center, 1976-1981
    Executive Director, West Side Health Planning, 1972-1979
    Consultant, Westside Health Planning, 1971-1972
    Director of Training, Martin Luther King Junior Health Center, 1969-1971
    Teacher, Chicago Public Schools, 1962-1969
    Counselor, Chicago Public Schools, 1962-1969
    Executive Director, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, 1969
    Clerk, United States Postal Service, 1961-1965

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Public Health Association
    Member, Boy Scouts of America
    Member, Chicago Teachers Union
    Member, Chicago Urban League
    President, Community Health Centers
    Member, Congress of Racial Equality
    Member, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission
    Member, Lawndale People's Planning and Action Conference
    President, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP)
    Area Representative, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP)
    Speaker of the House, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP)
    Member, National Black Political Assembly
    Member, New Galilee Mennonite Brethren Church
    Deacon, New Galilee Mennonite Brethren Church
    President, Westside Association for Community Action
    Founder, Westside Association for Community Action
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 210
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/06/2010 H.R.5244 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college. 05/06/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/03/2010 H.R.5123 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-intensity sweetener. 05/03/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
04/15/2010 H.Con.Res.262 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in April 2010 and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research the causes of the disease, environmental and otherwise, along with treatments and workforce strategies to support individuals with sarcoidosis and their families. 04/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
03/12/2010 H.R.4839 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership, and for other purposes. 03/12/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/12/2010 H.Res.1179 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that biotechnology firms meeting small business standards are critical to the United States, its people and its economy because they create new medicines, services, and jobs and meet unmet needs related to populations and patients with infectious and chronic diseases, including those of medically underserved populations. 03/12/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
02/23/2010 H.Res.1004 Congratulating the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of commitment to advancing science and improving health. 02/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
01/21/2010 H.R.4494 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for lightweight coal freight cars. 01/21/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/17/2009 H.R.4090 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on investment income of private foundations, and for other purposes. 11/17/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/04/2009 H.Res.711 Calling on the Government of Sri Lanka to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of its civilian internally displaced Tamil population currently living in government-run camps by working with the United Nations and the international community to implement a process of release and resettlement of such internally displaced persons (IDPs), and allowing foreign aid groups to provide relief and resources throughout the process. 11/04/2009 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/08/2009 H.R.3772 Children's Budget Act 10/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
10/01/2009 H.Con.Res.186 Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. 10/01/2009 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
07/31/2009 H.R.2978 To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a "child" under the health benefits program for Federal employees. 07/31/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
07/31/2009 H.R.2721 Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act 07/31/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
06/04/2009 H.R.2205 Education Begins at Home Act of 2009 06/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/02/2009 H.Con.Res.134 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for further study of the neurological disorder dystonia. 06/02/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.1475 Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009 04/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
03/24/2009 H.R.1670 Community Choice Act of 2009 03/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/02/2008 H.R.5551 To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes. 10/02/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-335. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/29/2008 H.R.7229 Children's Budget Act 09/29/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
09/25/2008 H.R.7089 Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008 09/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Total: 4949
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2899 To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2866 Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2859 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish demonstration projects for competency-based education.
06/08/2017 H.R.2857 Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2847 Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017 H.R.2842 Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act
05/19/2017 H.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/17/2017 H.R.2476 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2472 Disability Integration Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2451 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2250 Standard DATA Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2386 Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017 H.R.1809 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
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