Danny Davis

Danny Davis

b. September 6, 1941

Chicago, 29th Ward Alderman (1979-1990)
Cook County, Commissioner (1990-1996)
U.S. Congress, 7th Congressional District (1996-)
Illinois, 7th Congressional District Democratic Committeeman (1992-)

Employment and Electoral History

Clerk, Chicago, Ill., Post Office, 1961-1965; teacher, Chicago Public Schools, 1962-1968; executive director, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, 1969; director of training, Martin L. King Neighborhood Health Center, 1969-1971; executive director, Westside Health Center, 1975-1981

Education

• 1961, Arkansas AM&N College, B.A.
• 1968, Chicago State University, M.S.
• 1977, Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ph.D.

Important Political Events

• 1979, Elected 29th Ward Alderman, defeating Le Roy Cross
• 1984, Elected 29th Ward Democratic Committeeman, defeating Iola McGowan
• 1990, Defeated for Cook County Treasurer by Democrat Edward Rosewell
• 1991, Defeated for Chicago Mayor by Richard M. Daley
• 1992, Elected 7th District State Central Democratic Committeeman, defeating Ed Smith
• 1994, Defeated for U.S. Congress, 7th District by Cardiss Collins
• 1996, Elected to U.S. Congress, 7th District, defeating Ed Smith, Wallace Davis and Dorothy Tillman
• 1998, Elected 7th District State Central Democratic Committeeman, defeating Ed Smith

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_K._Davis
http://davisforcongress.us/
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000096