Danny K. Davis

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Danny Davis
United States Representative from Illinois's 7th district
In office 1997-present
Preceded by	Cardiss Collins
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	September 6, 1941 Parkdale, Arkansas
Political party	Democat
Spouse	Vera Davis
Religion	Baptist

Daniel K. (Danny) Davis (born September 6, 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 7th District of Illinois (map). He was born in Parkdale, Arkansas, was educated at Arkansas AM&N College (B.A. 1961), Chicago State University (M.S. 1968) and the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio (Ph.D. 1977). He was a clerk, a teacher, executive director of the Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, director of training at the Martin L. King Neighborhood Health Center, executive director of the Westside Health Center, and a member of the Chicago City Council and Cook County Board of Commissioners before entering the House. He is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

In 2004 he was met with national controversy when he refused to apologize for participating in a religious ceremony at the Dirksen Senate Office Building honoring controversial spiritual leader Sun Myung Moon.

Davis is notable for his friendship with the National Federation of the Blind. He has spoken at their conventions in 2004 and 2005.

Davis is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.

As the fifteenth most prolific traveler in Congress, he stirred up controversy by accepting a trip to Sri Lanka in 2005 on behalf of the Tamil minority there, paid for by the Tamil Tigers, a group that the U.S. government has designated as a terrorist organization for its use of suicide bombers and child soldiers. Davis said that he was unaware that the Tigers were the source of the trip's funding.^[1]

Political offices
Preceded by Cardiss Collins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th congressional district 1997-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Illinois's delegation to the 110th United States Congress

Senators: Richard Durbin (D), Barack Obama (D) Representative(s): Bobby Rush (D), Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D), Dan Lipinski (D), Luis Gutiérrez (D), Rahm Emanuel (D), Peter Roskam (R), Danny K. Davis (D), Melissa Bean (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Mark Kirk (R), Jerry Weller (R), Jerry Costello (D), Judy Biggert (R), Dennis Hastert (R), Timothy V. Johnson (R), Donald A. Manzullo (R), Phil Hare (D), Ray LaHood (R), John Shimkus (R) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands

[edit] External links

• Official website
• 2004 campaign finance data
• BuzzFlash Interview, Congressman Danny Davis
• The Hill, "Lawmakers attend Moon ‘coronation’"
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
• Davis Claims He Was Unaware Terrorists Paid For Trip

[edit] References

1. ^ Rebel group funded congressman's trip to Sri Lanka, sources say