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https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/rodney-davis

22* 11%

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Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL) has acknowledged that climate change is real and humans are at least partly responsible. Not that he wants to do anything about it. He’s consistently voted to block action on regulation emissions and to promote more drilling. It’s earned him a 4 percent rating from the LCV.

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By CAITLIN OPRYSKO

12/13/2024

*With Daniel Lippman

THE FIRMS SEEING A TRUMP BUMP:A handful of firms with ties to President-elect Donald Trump are still raking in new clients as inauguration day draws closer. Ballard Partners, run by Trump ally and fundraiser Brian Ballard and the K Street home of Attorney General-designate Pam Bondi, has added seven new clients since the election last month, according to PI’s analysis of disclosure filings.

— The slate of new clients includes the Toy Association, which brought the firm on this month to provide “guidance and advocacy related to tariffs;” the AI drone image processor Safe Pro Group, which retained Ballard to work on issues related to land mine detection; and Texas child welfare group Compass Connections, for which Ballard will lobby on undocumented migrant children’s safety while in federal custody.

— Mercury Public Affairs, the former K Street home of incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles, signed five new clients since the election, disclosures show, with all but one of the new registrations listing Trump adviser Bryan Lanza as working on the accounts. Among Lanza’s new clients are the tech giant HP and Flock Safety, which sells drones for first responders and is facing a privacy lawsuit over its AI-powered license plate recognition cameras.

— As PI wrote last week, Continental Strategy, led by Trump adviser Carlos Trujillo, has also seen a surge in federal lobbying business. The firm has added six new clients since the election, including three disclosed this week: the Recording Industry Association of America, tech conference eMerge Americas and Arizona State University.

OURA RING LOBBIES UP:Biometric smart ring company and newly minted defense contractor Oura Ring has hired its first federal lobbyists. J.A. Green and Company, which specializes in defense lobbying, began working for the Finnish company in October, according to a newly filed disclosure.

— The Pentagon’s Defense Health Agency in October awarded Oura Ring a $96 million contract for smart rings for personnel. The health tech company is also being tasked with providing data analysis to monitor “physiological stress, recovery, resilience, and wellbeing indicators” gathered by the rings, and “workforce wellbeing services including high-performance medicine, mindfulness training, leadership coaching, protective factors, and peer-to-peer support training,” according to an announcement.

TGIF and welcome to PI. Send tips: coprysko@politico.com. And be sure to follow me on X: @caitlinoprysko.

READY TO MAKE NICE, PART I:“Top executives in the technology industry have long been a target of Donald Trump’s vitriol. As he prepares to return to the White House, they’re lining up to gain favor with the president-elect. Some come bearing checkbooks,” The Washington Post’s Caroline O’Donovan, Josh Dawsey, Leo Sands and Pranshu Verma report.

— “Google CEO Sundar Pichai was scheduled for a sit-down with him on Thursday. Salesforce CEO and Time magazine owner Marc Benioff celebrated his publication naming of Trump ‘person of the year.’”

— Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, meanwhile, aims to meet with Trump next week and has pledged to donate $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee through Amazon and is planning to stream the ceremony online as an in-kind donation. The check will be joined by $1 million from the personal bank account of OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman, who has criticized Trump in the past, and another $1 million from Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, who dined with Trump last month.

— “The corporate giants appear to be hoping for a fresh start with Trump, who has lambasted the industry as biased and anticompetitive” — and has announced plans to fill several key roles in his administration with officials who feel similarly — “and targeted some of the biggest tech companies with threats of punitive action.”

READY TO MAKE NICE, PART II:Republicans are about to assume control of Washington, and after four years of being on the outs with the GOP, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s hopes of mending ties have been placed on the shoulders of former Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), who sat down with our **Rachael Bade** this week to discuss how that project is going.

— Davis, who took the reins of the Chamber’s Hill lobbying operation this summer, repeatedly downplayed the notion of a falling out between Washington’s top business lobby and its future ruling class. He did concede there may be “some lingering frustrations” from “things that happened in the years past” — such as endorsing nearly two dozen vulnerable Democrats in 2020 and opposing Trump on issues like tariffs and the Paris climate accord.

— “But I have not witnessed that myself, with my interactions with my former colleagues,” he told Rachael. “What I have witnessed has been an outpouring of, ‘Hey, we want to continue — we want to work with you. We want to work with the Chamber.’”

— He pointed out that the Chamber endorsed more Republicans than Democrats this year and added that he remains close with and even discussed his new role with House leadership prior to it being announced. Davis also touted his campaign trail travel on behalf of House Republicans throughout the fall.

— Davis also told Rachael that he hadn’t spoken personally with Trump since Davis lost reelection in 2022 to a Trump-backed primary challengerr and said he is “excited to be able to work with the Trump administration again” — even as one member of Trump world accused the Chamber of a tendency to “stab us in the back [with] one hand and shake our hand with the other.”

RELATED READ: “A Wish List From CEOs for the Trump Administration,” from The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council.

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2021427Supporting Tribal Management of BisonWildlife, Environmental Justice, Public Lands/Forests 

2021385Transformative Climate, Jobs, and Justice Investments (2x Score)Climate Change, Air, Clean Energy, Environmental Justice, Transportation, Public Lands/Forests, Water, Other 

2021385Transformative Climate, Jobs, and Justice InvestmentsClimate Change, Air, Clean Energy, Drilling, Environmental Justice, Public Lands/Forests, Transportation, Water, Other 

2021379Censuring Paul GosarJustice and Democracy 

2021272Taking Action on PFAS ContaminationToxics/Public Right to Know 

2021260Restoring the Voting Rights ActJustice and Democracy 

2021247Pro-Environment Funding PackageOther, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Clean Air, Clean Water, Environmental Justice 

2021217Protecting People from PFASToxics/Public Right to Know; Water 

2021208Investing in Transportation and Water InfrastructureClimate Change, Transportation, Water, Clean Energy, Environmental Justice 

2021206Building Climate-resilient Wastewater InfrastructureWater, Climate Change 

2021201Investing in Climate-Smart and Pro-Wildlife InfrastructureTransportation, Climate Change, Wildlife 

2021196Removing Confederate Statues from the U.S. CapitolLands/Forests, Justice and Democracy 

2021185Repealing Assault on Methane Pollution SafeguardsClimate Change, Dirty Energy 

2021169Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure RequirementsClimate Change; Other 

2021145Increasing Awareness and Reporting of Hate CrimesOther, Justice and Democracy 

2021132Washington, D.C. StatehoodJustice and Democracy 

202191Protecting Dreamers and Immigrants Fleeing DisastersJustice and Democracy, Other 

202170Protecting the Rights of Workers to OrganizeOther, Justice and Democracy 

202162Voting Rights and Democracy ReformsJustice and Democracy 

202145Protecting Public Lands and Waters Across the WestPublic Lands/Forests 

202117Impeachment for Incitement of InsurrectionJustice and Democracy 

202111Certifying Pennsylvania’s Electoral VotesJustice and Democracy 

202110Certifying Arizona’s Electoral VotesJustice and Democracy 

2020242Phasing Out Harmful Fishing GearOceans, Wildlife 

2020203Increasing Funding for Renewable Energy Research & DevelopmentClean Energy, Climate 

2020182Protecting the U.S. Postal ServiceJustice and Democracy 

2020166Pro-Environment Funding PackageOther, Environmental Justice, Water, Dirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests 

2020164Slashing EPA FundingOther, Water, Air, Environmental Justice 

2020163Blocking Trump’s Inadequate Soot StandardAir, Environmental Justice 

2020156Removing Confederate Statues from the U.S. CapitolOther

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https://www.alternet.org/2021/07/social-media-explodes-with-reactions-to-kevins-mccarthys-jan-6-committee-picks/

before House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy made his selections for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee on the January 6 insurrection, Democrats on Capitol Hill were hoping to God that he wouldn't have the bad taste to pick the buffoonish Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. But sure enough, Jordan is one of the five House Republicans McCarthy has picked — along with Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois and Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas. Jordan has been an unapologetic promoter of the Big Lie, the false and debunked conspiracy theory that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump because of widespread voter fraud. 

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And Jordan, Nehls and Banks all voted against certifying now-President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory on January 6, although Davis and Armstrong were among the House Republicans who did vote to certify Biden's win.

Twitter has been exploding with reactions to McCarthy's picks. Journalist Seth Abramson devoted an entire thread to the subject:...

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Rodney Lee Davis (born January 5, 1970) is an American politician who has been the United States**Representative**for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2013.He is a member of the Republican Party.

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• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Early political career
• 3 U.S House of Representatives
  • 3.1 2012 election
  • 3.2 Committee assignments

• 4 Personal life
• 5 References
• 6 External links

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Davis was born in Des Moines and is a lifelong resident of Taylorville, Illinois where he attended public school. He graduated with honors from Millikin University in 1992 with a degree in political science.

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After graduating from college, Davis worked for then-Secretary of State George Ryan. In 1996, he lost a race for the state legislature. In 1998,Davis managed the first re-election campaign for Illinois Congressman John Shimkus. Following the successful campaign, Davis accepted a position on Shimkus' Congressional staff. In 2000, Davis lost his second campaign, this time for mayor of his hometown, Taylorville. Davis served as Shimkus' Projects Director while simultaneously running for Congress.^[1]

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Davis's congressional term began on January 3, 2013.

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Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012#District 13

On May 19, 2012, the Republican County Chairmen for the 14 Illinois Counties comprising the 13th district nominated Davis to replace Illinois Congressman Tim Johnson, who had announced in April that he would not seek re-election. In addition to Davis, other finalists for the nomination were Jerry Clarke, chief of staff to fellow U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren and Johnson's former chief of staff; Erika Harold, a lawyer and winner of Miss America in 2003;and Kathy Wassink, a businesswoman.^[1] Davis was reportedly coaching his sons' little league baseball game when he was informed that he had been nominated.^[2]

Davis narrowly defeated David M. Gill in the election by a margin of 1,002 votes (0.3%)^[3]

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• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture

• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation (Vice Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

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Davis is married and lives in Taylorville, Illinois, with his wife Shannon. They have three children.^[1] Davis serves on the Board of Education for St. Mary's Church, where he also serves as Athletic Director.^[4]

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1. ^ ^a(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_L.Davis#cite_ref-pantagraph_1-0) ^b(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_L.Davis#cite_ref-pantagraph_1-1) ^c(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_L._Davis#cite_ref-pantagraph_1-2) Petty, Allison (May 19, 2012). "GOP picks Rodney Davis to face Gill". Bloomington Pantagraph.
2. ^ "GOP chooses Davis for US Rep. Tim Johnson's seat". Associated Press. May 19, 2012.
3. ^ http://www.elections.il.gov/electioninformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GE&ElectionID=33&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=6034&QueryType=Office&
4. ^ http://www.st-maryschool.com/boe.html

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• Congressman Rodney Davis official U.S. House website
• Rodney Davis for Congress

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography at Ballotpedia
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Congressional profile at Roll Call
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Voting record at The Washington Post
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post

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