Key down-ballot races will be decided in congressional primaries in Illinois and Ohio on March 19.
CHICAGO/CLEVELAND—Ohio and Illinois voters could determine the makeup of Congress next year as they head to the polls on March 19.
Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), who has been in Congress for 27 years, shared a few words with The Epoch Times about the criticism he’s taken over his age.
“Poppycock,” the 82-year-old said. “I do more in one week than any of my opponents could do in six months.”
Mr. Davis is facing a primary challenge in Illinois’s 7th Congressional District from multiple comers, including gun violence activist Kina Collins, who came within 5,000 votes of defeating him in the 2022 Democratic primary. He’s also facing Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, who previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives.
The longtime congressman told The Epoch Times he doesn’t believe the former lawmaker and current city official was “qualified in the first place” for his seat, adding, “I don’t know anything she’s done legislatively.”
“If the mayor [Brandon Johnson] thought I was bad for Illinois, the mayor wouldn’t be supporting me. If the governor [JB Pritzker] thought I was not good for Illinois, the governor wouldn’t be supporting me,”