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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sophie Sherry

Rep. Davis touts long record in 7th Congressional District, but primary rivals want new voices and vision

Democratic candidates, left to right, in the 7th Congressional District: Denarvis Mendenhall, incumbent Danny K. Davis and Kina Collins. (Provided, Pat Nabong/Sun-Times; Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

When Rep. Danny K. Davis was first elected to Congress, Kina Collins was in kindergarten.

Now a 31-year-old gun violence prevention activist, Collins is making her second run against the 80-year-old Davis, this time with the backing of Justice Democrats, a national political action committee pledging to elect “the next generation of progressive leaders.”

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