Democratic Rep. Danny K. Davis of Illinois announced Thursday in Chicago that he will not seek reelection next year, at the end of his 15th term.
“We’re not going to go away, but the time has come,” said Davis, who was first elected to the House in 1996.
Davis was joined at his announcement by state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, whom he endorsed in what’s likely to be a hotly contested primary in the heavily Democratic 7th District. Davis will serve as Ford’s campaign chairman, and the congressman’s chief of staff, Tumia Romero, will be the campaign manager.
