Otis Davis Jr.
Otis Davis Jr. ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 15 in Illinois. Davis lost in the general election on February 26, 2019.
Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Davis responded to Ballotpedia's unique candidate survey for 2019 Chicago candidates. The survey questions were developed with input from more than 100 Chicagoans in the months preceding the 2019 election. Here is one selected response:
"[I] would call for a moratorium on property taxes for low income families."
Click here to read more of Davis' responses.
Davis was a 2015 candidate for the same seat.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez defeated Rafael Yañez in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 59.7 | 3,220 |
| Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 40.3 | 2,174 | ||
| Total votes: 5,394 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Berto Aguayo, Joseph G. Williams, and Otis Davis Jr. in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 49.7 | 2,541 |
| ✔ | Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 1,116 | |
| Berto Aguayo (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 833 | ||
 | Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 413 | |
| Otis Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 5,113 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deborah Lane (Nonpartisan)
- Joel Riojas (Nonpartisan)
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[1] In the general election for Ward 15, Raymond A. Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced past Adolfo Mondragon, Eddie L. Daniels, Otis Davis, Jr. and Raul O. Reyes. Lopez defeated Yañez in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[2] Raul Ventura and Sandra L. Mallory were removed from the ballot in December 2014. Alberto Bocanegra was removed from the ballot in January 2015. Incumbent Toni Foulkes ran for re-election in Ward 16.[3][4]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 15, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Raymond A. Lopez |
58% | 3,596 | |
| Rafael Yañez | 42% | 2,606 | |
| Total Votes | 6,202 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 15, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Raymond A. Lopez |
47.6% | 2,168 | |
| Rafael Yañez |
22.1% | 1,007 | |
| Otis Davis, Jr. | 10.2% | 462 | |
| Raul O. Reyes | 7.1% | 324 | |
| Eddie L. Daniels | 6.8% | 309 | |
| Adolfo Mondragon | 6.2% | 280 | |
| Total Votes | 4,270 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Otis Davis Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses.
Low-income families do not have the same choices, options, or alternatives when it comes to public school. How can this be addressed?
I would support elective school board to ensure that everyone regardless of income be treated fairly
How would you address inequality within and between schools?
pay teachers a competitive salary, work to ensure favorable working condition.
How can public schools better support their teachers and work more productively with the teachers’ union, parents, and the community?
i would support after school program, and homework assistance.
What do you believe are the greatest needs of kids in school today? How would you prioritize these needs and address them?
I would provide safety, home work assistance computers in every class room.
What are your proposals for supporting children before and after school? What would be your ideal afterschool programs?
My ideal after school program homework help.
Do you believe that there is corruption in Chicago politics, such as pay-to-play practices when the city awards bids? If so, how would you address it?
i would support implement of the recommendation of the justice department to rein in the police brutality and fight to end the culture/code of silence
How would you make the city’s policies more responsive to community input instead of donors or special interests?
i would support more sensitives training, more police officers of color, more community policing
How would you handle the “recurrence of unaddressed racially discriminatory conduct by officers” identified in the U.S. Justice Department’s investigative report of the Chicago PD published in 2017?
I would fight to punish officer who repeatedly offenders and provide training for new officers
What sort of proposals would help reduce police shootings and fatalities?
i fight to hold them accountable for their action and make the bad ones examples.
What ideas do you have to reduce the availability of illegal or unregistered guns in Chicago?
I would support tighter gun control laws and hold gun shops accountable.
How will you help to rebuild trust in the police department and to encourage the community to work with police?
I would encourage community policing, beat officers and more interaction
How would you address criminal justice issues such as prison reform and the reintegration of formerly incarcerated persons into city life?
i would join in lobbing Springfield and Washington legislators to reform our prison system.
How would you address the displacement of people of color and long-term residents from their neighborhoods?
I would advocate for better housing and fight for fairness in our city housing policy
How would you care for the most vulnerable Chicagoans?
i would work to provide housing and job opportunities for the most vulnerable.
How would you ensure that development benefits residents in their neighborhoods and not solely the developers and other interests?
I would hold developer responsible to hire resident in the community and provide support for up and coming businesses
How would you distribute revenue fairly between neighborhoods?
i believe in the participatory process approach to distribute services and allow every neighborhood to be represented
How do you propose to resolve the city’s underfunded pension plan for city employees?
i would work to rein in spending and eliminate waste. then i would propose a commuter tax and a lasalle street tax for the wealthy to pay their fair share.
What’s your opinion on tax increment financing (a program that funds development using any additional property tax revenue that results from an increase in appraised property values)? What, if any, changes would you make to the use of TIF?
I would fight to use tif for its original purpose; to help depressed neighborhood businesses and improve the housing stock
How would you assess the city's finances, and if your proposals would require new spending, how would you pay for them?
I would propose a commuter tax and lasalle street tax on the wealth to pay their fair share
Would you be in favor of freezing property taxes, at least for low-income households, so that people can stay where they are living?
yes. i would call for a moratorium on property taxes for low income families.
How would you increase access to quality food and urgent care in all parts of the city?
i would support tax incentives for food chains for such as whole food and others to invest back in the community and support the effort to bring back hospital and mental health facilities in our community
How will you address public health concerns such as contaminated drinking water, rat infestation, and lead poisoning?
i would hold the federal regulators accountable to assure that our water and environmental conditions are safe
How would you make Chicago a cleaner city with less waste and pollution?
I would make sure that city agencies are doing their jobs and hold neighborhood accountable to do their part in the clean up effort.
What would be your first steps for improving the transit system in terms of affordability, accessibility, and safety?
i would fight for the continual updating of our safety systems and technology
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Chicago Board of Election Commissioners - General Election Candidate List
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
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