The floodgates are open in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Danny Davis in the securely blue 7th Congressional District.

Davis, 83, on Thursday announced he won’t be seeking a 16th term and gave his blessing to State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, who has served in the Illinois General Assembly since 2007 and announced last week that he won’t be seeking another term.

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears Ervin, who came in second to Davis in last year’s Democratic primary, also announced her bid for the seat on Thursday. In a video announcement, Conyears Ervin said she’s running “so working people have someone on their side.”

“If you send me to Congress to fight for you, I’ll never give up until they are the ones that throw in the towel. Those landlords? They’re going to pay to fix those propert

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