Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis is the Republican nominee for Illinois' 8th District and a technology entrepreneur who reports no previous political experience.[1][2][3][4] She co-founded the software company Davisware and later launched BExponential, and in her Ballotpedia survey she names affordability, small-business support and cybersecurity as her main messages.[2]

Davis describes herself as having co-founded the service-technology software company Davisware with her husband, Dan, at age 17 and growing it into a global company.[2] According to her Ballotpedia survey, she guided Davisware through the pandemic and a partnership with Serent Capital, then launched BExponential, a business to help women thrive personally and professionally.[2] She also wrote a book, "Living Exponentially in Life and Business."[2]

Davis describes herself as a mother of ten, a coach of dozens of youth teams and a community servant with rural values of hard work, faith and family.[2] She won the March 17, 2026 Republican primary with 51.4% of the vote, ahead of Mark Rice (40.2%), Kevin Ake and Herbert Hebein.[1] Her survey lists affordability, support for small businesses and entrepreneurs, and a proposed "Digital Dome" cyber defense program among her key messages.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.