A Justice Democrats-backed activist is launching a challenge to longtime Rep. Danny Davis
“I’m excited and humbled to announce that I am running to represent the people of IL-7 in Congress,” Kina Collins, a gun violence prevention activist, said, later adding: “This is a watershed moment for our district and for our country, and I believe this urgent moment calls for urgent leadership.”
Davis has represented Illinois’s deep-blue 7th congressional district since 1997. But progressives have put him on their target list in recent years as insurgent candidates have unseated other veteran lawmakers across the country.
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Collins previously challenged Davis in the 2020 primary, finishing in a distant second place. But with Justice Democrats backing her latest campaign, Collins is hoping to consolidate the support of her party’s progressive wing to take out Davis.