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Rep. Sharice Davids at the KC Farm School’s greenhouse.
October 25, 2024

Today, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $6,469,000 in federal funding to Cultivate KC to advance conservation and climate-smart agriculture in Kansas City.

Issues:Agriculture

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The United States House of Representatives' official seal.
October 24, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced a $97 million investment for improvements to I-35 Highway in Olathe. The grant funds come from the bipartisan infrastructure law, a Davids-backed piece of legislation making critical investments in America’s aging infrastructure.


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I’m excited to see this funding in action and am thankful that our local manufacturers have such a strong partner in Kansas Manufacturing Solutions
October 23, 2024

(Edwardsville, KS) - Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured Varsity Yearbook in Edwardsville to highlight the $5 million in funding for Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS) to continue providing services and support to local manufactures. Based in Lenexa, KMS is the only federally supported Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program Center in the state of Kansas. 


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Representatives Cleaver and Davids speaking with the Webb family on the steps of the former Walker School.
October 21, 2024

To commemorate a letter sent to the National Parks Service and the Brown v. Board of Education Historic Park on October 8, Representatives Sharice Davids and Emanuel Cleaver II spoke with members of the Webb family at the former Walker School on their family’s role in Civil Rights history.


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October 18, 2024

This month, Representatives Sharice Davids, Darin LaHood (IL-16), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Eric Swalwell (CA-14) urged the White House urging


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Representative Sharice Davids grocery shopping with a constituent.
October 17, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids accompanied a local Mission resident to shop for groceries to hear their concerns and discuss her bipartisan work to lower grocery prices.


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The United States House of Representatives' official seal.
October 10, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her office has helped to recover more than $20 million owed to local taxpayers in the Kansas Third District. The milestone highlights the success of Davids’ robust constituent services efforts, a priority she has consistently maintained in her three terms in the House.   


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Representative Davids, Representative Cleaver, and the Webb family otuside of the former Walker School.
October 8, 2024

Today, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Jake LaTurner (R-KS) came together to call on the National Park Service and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park (NHP) to incorporate the history of Webb v.


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October 7, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel:

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids at the KC Farm School’s greenhouse.
October 2, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the KC Farm School to announce her new bill aimed at strengthening local and regional food systems.

Issues:Agriculture

In the News

October 20, 2025

Thousands of federal workers in the Kansas City metro are missing paychecks, picking up side gigs and turning to food banks as the government shutdown enters its third week.

 


October 16, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids sat down with nearly a dozen furloughed federal workers Thursday in an emotional meeting where employees were brought to tears speaking about their struggles.


October 11, 2025

As the global hunger crisis intensifies, affecting millions across continents, Kansas legislators Sharice Davids and Roger Marshall have raised urgent alarms regarding important delays in food aid distribution by the United States Agency for International Growth (USAID).

Issues:Agriculture

October 7, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for legislation designed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue operating and paying employees during a government shutdown.


October 5, 2025

In May 2017, Dawn Wheeler’s older sister informed her that she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer.

 

Wheeler’s involuntary response to the message likely saved her own life.

 

Issues:Health Care

September 30, 2025

TOPEKA — Dawn Wheeler, a small business owner in Edwardsville, receives treatment for her metastatic breast cancer almost weekly.

 

One shot, which she gets every other week to treat cancer in her liver, costs around $10,000, she said.


September 19, 2025

More than $1 million will be invested in improvements for new bike and walking trails, playground equipment, safety surfacing and more in Roeland Park.

 

The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks with a $1.5 million federal grant to update and improve Nall Park.


September 17, 2025

Soon Native American Tribes across the United States could have greater autonomy in the way their citizens are distributed food. House Bill 3956, or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, will amend the 2018 Farm Bill by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribes.


September 16, 2025

The Congresswoman from Kansas has urged leadership to ensure that millions of Americans are not forced to pay more for healthcare.

 

Issues:Health Care

September 15, 2025

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids met with local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders at a summit focused on the growing threat of fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S. Rep. Davids received updates on current efforts and discussed challenges, tools, and long-term solutions with officials.