The Latest Breaking News from Danny K Davis

Incumbents faced tough challengers while candidates battled for open seats and nominations in battleground districts in Illinois and Ohio.

A vacant House seat in California could be filled Tuesday, while two incumbents in Illinois are on the hot seat.

WASHINGTON — There’s a pair of member versus member primaries in Illinois, incumbents facing elimination in Mississippi runoffs and an empty seat being filled in Nebraska on Tuesday as seven states hold elections.

Mississippi has runoffs, Nebraska a special election, and Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah have primaries.

The longtime West Side congressman is locked in a Democratic primary with community activist Kina Collins.

Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D), Kina Collins (D), and Denarvis Mendenhall (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Davis has represented the district in Congress since 1997. Davis and Collins have received the most media attention and funding in this race.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Though Rep. Danny K. Davis has represented the 7th Congressional District for a quarter of a century, he often votes in line with the younger, more progressive members of Congress. But challenger Kina Collins believes it’s time for a change — not just in the newly redrawn district but across…

The student-led protest was among dozens of across Illinois that called on legislators to prioritize laws that slow the effects of climate change.