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Rep. Sharice Davids touring AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park.
August 13, 2024

OTTAWA, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park to tour their newly expanded health park, which now offers enhanced services, including behavioral health and express care. During her visit, Rep.

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Rep. Sharice Davids with local officials celebrating the 15 projects receiving federal investments.
August 9, 2024

Today, after a week touring Kansas’ Third District to witness the impact of her project requests, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders to celebrate the success of these initiatives.


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Rep. Davids in Johnson County
August 7, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a portion of Highway US-69 in Johnson County to celebrate her successful funding request to relocate


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Rep. Sharice Davids with city, county, and state officials celebrating the federal investment for the Kansas Avenue Bridge
August 5, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Kansas Avenue Bridge replacement project


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Rep. Davids interacting with a child
August 1, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan tax package aimed at reducing taxes for hardworking families and small businesses in Kansas.


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Davids and Cleaver
July 26, 2024

Today, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the U.S.


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Rep. Davids and Derrick Mein
July 25, 2024

Today, on the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, Representative Sharice Davids released a video of her conversation with Derrick Mein, Kansas' sole Olympic athlete in the 2024 Games.


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BBQ roundtable
July 23, 2024

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with KC-area BBQ restaurant owners on addressing the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses in Kansas.


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Rep. Sharice Davids at her BBQ small business roundtable
July 18, 2024

LENEXA, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with multiple KC-area BBQ restaurant owners at Jack Stack Barbecue in Lenexa. The discussion focused on addressing the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses in Kansas, including navigating current economic landscapes and leveraging federal resources.


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Representative Davids with representatives from Midwest HIDTA, Kansas Highway Patrol, and OPCAT.
July 2, 2024

OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to discuss the impact of a new $15.9 million federal grant


In the News

September 3, 2025


Two bills that aim to strengthen the country's emergency response systems championed by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids have advanced to the House floor.

 


September 3, 2025

Freedom’s Frontier has received the half-million dollars the federal government held hostage for six months, ensuring the organization can continue for another year to preserve the story of the struggle for freedom through historic sites across Kansas and Missouri.

 


August 28, 2025

Today, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) hosted a conversation with Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), “America and the World: How Kansas Wins,” bringing together veteran, business, community, agricultural, and faith leaders at Johnson Community College. Rep. Davids was joined by former U.S.


August 18, 2025

The six members of the Kansas congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump on Monday to approve the governor’s request for federal assistance to help the state recover from damaging weather in early June.

 


August 18, 2025

Two community projects in Olathe are among 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids 2026 House Appropriations Committee bills, meaning they may receive federal funds if approved.

 

The first is a request for $884,466 for sewer rehabilitation within the city. This would be used to replace old, worn out pipes and manhole covers.


August 15, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids announced that 14 community projects from Kansas’ Third District she submitted have been included in the Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. House Appropriations Committee bills.


July 17, 2025

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, led a bipartisan call to restore a federal suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth after the federal government ended the program.

 


July 17, 2025

The same morning President Donald Trump’s administration officially ended the LGBTQ+ component of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stood a few feet from the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C., to decry the decision and demand that the specialized “Press 3” option be restored.


July 14, 2025

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) led their colleagues in calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restore the Not Invisible Act Commission Report to their website.


July 11, 2025

 

Two Kansas City-area members of Congress announced Friday that federal funding has been approved to help cities keep visitors safe when they attend the World Cup matches next year.