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(Left to right) Kurt Skoog, Overland Park Mayor; Tracey Oltjen, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce President; Rep. Sharice Davids; US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
February 3, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she will be joined by Jessica Kidd, a recent graduate of the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program, at the State of the Union address.


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Rep. Davids and Jenny Pugh, owner of Lulu’s Boutique in Mission.
January 31, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she has been named to serve on the House Small Business Committee in the 118th Congress.


January 27, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she has been named to serve on the House Transportation & Infrastructure and House Agriculture Committees in the 118th Congress. Davids' role on these committees represents a voice for the state on two major drivers of Kansas' economy, particularly in the newly-redrawn Kansas Third.


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Rep. Davids with young children holding a Valentine's Day poster
January 25, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the launch of her fifth annual "Valentines for Vets" program to collect and distribute Valentine's Day cards to veterans and caregivers in the Kansas Third District.


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Rep. Davids giving speech on house floor
January 19, 2023

Representative Sharice Davids joined a bipartisan group of Members on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in seeking answers from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) about last week's meltdown of a key aviation safety notification system.


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Congresswoman Davids Speaks at a Podium in front of a seated audience
January 18, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) to celebrate passage of her funding request to purchase two new, state-of-the-art imaging machines. She was joined by Dr. Robert Simari, Executive Vice Chancellor of KUMC, and leadership from the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center.

Issues:Health Care

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Group of people seated on a bus
January 17, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) CEO Frank White III and community partners to celebrate passage of Davids' funding request to acquire and replace electric buses and increase support infrastructure, serving the entire bi-state Kansas City area.


January 11, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the Kansas Office of Broadband Development and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to encourage participation in the FCC's National Broadband Map challenge process.


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Rep Davids seated in front of an American flag and a Kansas flag
January 9, 2023

On Saturday, Representative Sharice Davids was sworn in to the 118th Congress, marking the start of her third term as U.S. Representative for the Kansas Third District. The Kansas Third District, which was redrawn during the 2021 redistricting process, includes all of Johnson, Miami, Anderson, and Franklin Counties, along with a southern portion of Wyandotte County.


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Congresswoman Davids Speaks at a Podium
January 6, 2023

Representative Sharice Davids joined her colleagues on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee yesterday to call on Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the U.S.


In the News

April 14, 2024

On a recent spring day, as planting season began for Kansas farmers, I gathered a group of bipartisan agriculture policy leaders, including former U.S. senator and chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Pat Roberts and current Kansas and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, to join me in hearing from Kansas farmers about their successes, challenges and priorities.

Issues:Agriculture

April 4, 2024

Representing Kansas’ third congressional district, Rep. Sharice Davids, discusses the agricultural challenges of her urban and rural district. She is also one of two Native American women who serve in Congress and in this interview shares how the federal government and tribal nations can work together.

Issues:Agriculture

April 1, 2024

Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and former Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts share bipartisan angst about political gridlock impeding progress on a new five-year farm bill outlining federal programs in agriculture, conservation, nutrition and trade.

 

Issues:Agriculture

March 18, 2024

A Vietnam War veteran from Shawnee has been reunited with medals he earned during his service overseas that had been missing for years.

 


March 15, 2024

Leaders of Kansas City’s Tech Hubs initiative won’t find out until this summer if the regional effort will receive a new round of federal funding, but there’s already plenty to cheer, shared Dennis Ridenour.

 


March 15, 2024

Jerry and Markanna Goff know it’s the little things that can be most significant, like moments you can look back on that show life’s accomplishments through heirlooms, photos, or medals.

 


March 4, 2024

Fighting in a mixed martial arts (MMA) match is a lot like fighting to win an election, says Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS).

 


March 4, 2024

Area legislators have introduced a resolution to honor the Kansas City Chiefs’ most recent Super Bowl run.