Politician
Danny K. Davis
Democrat · Illinois · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4IL07037
Danny K. Davis (Democrat) raised $933K for the 2024 Illinois 7th District race, $484K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.2M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
63%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$500
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
63% of Danny K. Davis's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois 7th District | $933K | 52% | $0 / $0 | – | $933K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 7th District | $682K | 59% | $0 / $0 | – | $682K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 7th District | $550K | 89% | $500 / $0 | – | $550K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $594KUnion $342KTrade group $264KMembership $110KOther $102KLeadership PAC $83KSuper PAC $15K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$33K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Archer Daniels Midland Company-Adm PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Kellanova Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$10K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Constellation Brands Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Aft Solidarityfor $500
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 17 key votes where Danny K. Davis had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 5 times (29%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $369K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $500 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $125K$10K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $125K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $369K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K$102K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $102K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $102K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $139K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $369K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $500 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $13K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $10K$139K$102K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $500 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $500 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $139K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $500 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $369K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Danny K. Davis's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Yul EdwardsFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant/Chief of Staff, Rep. Danny K. Davis; Legislative Director, Rep. Frank Ballance, Jr;
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Mortgage Bankers Association, Eli Lilly And Company, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America and 1 more · via Thorn Run Partners
Margaret FranklinFormer congressional staff
LD, Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL-05) // Senior Leg. Assistant / Acting LD / Legislative Assistant, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) // Leg. Aide, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D…
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Ripple Labs INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip) · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC, Michael Best Strategies LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Danny K. Davis's 2024 campaign?
- Danny K. Davis (Democrat) raised $933K for the 2024 Illinois 7th District race, $484K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Danny K. Davis?
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Kellanova Political Action Committee ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Danny K. Davis raised across elections?
- $933K in 2024 (Illinois 7th District), $682K in 2022 (Illinois 7th District), $550K in 2020 (Illinois 7th District).