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July 5, 2022

Yesterday, on Independence Day, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas C


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A picture of Rep. Davids at the Central Avenue bridge.
July 1, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced 15 Davids-sponsored projects have been approved by the House Appropriation subcommittees, from updates to a police mobile command center to the modernization of a traffic-heavy bridge.


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Rep. Sharice Davids announces her “State of our Systems: Safety” report in Westwood, Kansas.
June 30, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new report examining the state of transportation safety in the Third District of Kansas, the fourth installment in her office's "State of our Systems" series.


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Rep. Davids shadows a Rodriguez Mechanical apprentice at the Shamrock Trading Corp. expansion
June 28, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids shadowed construction apprentices at Shamrock Trading Corp. to highlight her work on pro-manufacturing supply chain legislation.


June 24, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass historic, bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation, the Safer Communities Act. This bill, which passed the Senate last night, will protect Kansas children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across the country.


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Rep. Davids with Zero Suicide
June 24, 2022

Wednesday, the House passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan legislation to renew federal mental health grant programs for health centers, schools, and law enforcement. The REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act is led by Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Davids.


June 23, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced President Biden appointed Christy Davis as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Kansas. Davis, a fifth-generation Kansan, will help create jobs, foster economic development, and support essential services in rural Kansas.


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Davids joins local experts to call for action on mental health and opioid use legislation.
June 22, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local experts to urge action on upcoming legislation aimed at tackling the mental health and addiction crisis.

Issues:Health Care

June 22, 2022

As President Biden prepares to announce today that he is calling on Congress to instate a federal gas tax holiday—as Representative Sharice Davids first proposed in February—she released the fo


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Group of people in front of the US Capitol Building
June 18, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the United States Department of Education (DOE) awarded $287,538 to Kansas City Kansas Community College's (KCKCC) Upward Bound program which works to improve academic performance, graduation rates, and college readiness among low-income and first-generation college students.

Issues:Education