The congressman told his audience that now is the time for new leadership at the Cook County Board, and he's looking forward to taking on the challenge.
"I've never had a job in my life that I didn't do better than the person that had it before me," said Davis, a Democrat who represents Chicago's South Side.
Davis says he does not plan to run a lot of political commercials, but he and his team will go door-to-door to win over voters.