Davis wins 75th District reelection

Republican Jed Davis will continue to represent the 75th State House District after winning reelection on Tuesday.

With all precincts reporting, Davis received 20,271 votes. His Democratic challenger, Caroline McCree, received 17,395 votes.

Both candidates reside in Yorkville. The district includes parts of Kendall, Grundy, LaSalle, and Will counties. Davis first won this seat in 2023. He works as a civil engineer.

Before entering state politics, Davis served as a village trustee for Newark. He also led the board of Parkview Christian Academy in Yorkville from 2010 to 2023.

Davis campaigned on controlling spending and resisting tax increases. In the statehouse, he serves on the Department of Children and Family Services working group. He also holds seats on the adoption and child welfare, appropriations, health and human services, and energy and environment committees.

The incumbent previously filed a bill to join a federal tax credit school choice program. That program directs funds from public schools to private institutions under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He also proposed a law allowing residents to vote on data centers located in their neighborhoods.

Davis opposed the POWER Act, a bill regulating energy and water use for data centers. He stated that state mandates would not achieve the desired environmental and health results.

McCree works in health information technology. She has been active in the Kendall County chapter of Indivisible. Her campaign focused on regulating data centers, building more affordable housing, and expanding social services for homelessness.

In a questionnaire, McCree said people are being priced out of their homes due to constant costs. She argued the state should give builders incentives to expand affordable housing options. She also called for stricter rules to protect local water supplies and prevent energy bills from rising.

McCree decided to run after Yorkville passed an ordinance criminalizing homelessness. She described that ordinance as ineffective and inhumane because it did not solve the root causes of the issue.