Danny Davis

Biography

Political Experience

State Central Committeeman, Illinois Democratic Party, 1998-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-present
Democratic Ward Committeeman, 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

Committees: Oversight and Government Reform; Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia; Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support; Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives; Subcommittee on Oversight; Ways and Means

Professional Experience

Special Assistant to 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
Executive Director, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, 1969
Teacher/Counselor, Chicago Public Schools, 1962-1969
Clerk, United States Postal Service, 1961-1962

Education

PhD, Public Administration, Union Institute, 1977
MA, Guidance, Chicago State University, 1968
BA, History, Arkansas A.M. & N. College, 1961

Source: Project Vote Smart

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