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Congressman Johnson's Replacement Davis Excited About Opportunity

Rodney Davis is currently making the rounds of central Illinois promoting his candidacy for congress.

Davis has been appointed as the replacement for Congressman Tim Johnson on the November ballot, who announced his retirement in March. Davis calls himself a normal guy who faces the same problems people in his area faces. Davis was raised in the small town of Taylorville and still resides there with his family.

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Davis says he was surprised by the Congressman's decision to retire. He feels Congressman Johnson has done great work in his 40-plus years as the areas representative. He says he was even more surprised when he received the call that he had been selected.

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The 14 county district Davis is running in is quite a large district. The 14th Congressional district runs from parts of McLean County and Bloomington and covers DeWitt, Piatt, and Champaign Counties and all the way down to Taylorville. The district then runs over to the Mississippi River and goes down the the Madison County area and Collinsville. Davis calls his area a diverse area but a very similar group.

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Davis is currently opposed by Democrat David Gill.

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