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A picture of Rep. Davids getting out of an excavator at a local infrastructure project.
October 24, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced Kansas will receive $564,063,481 from the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) to strengthen roads, bridges, and tunnels across the state.


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Law enforcement leadership briefing Rep. Sharice Davids on the growing threat of fentanyl.
October 21, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded more than $3.8 million to communities in Kansas' Third District to hire additional police officers, develop new strategies to prevent crime, and improve access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement professionals.


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Rep. Davids and US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh speaking with drivers in the JCCC CDL program.
October 19, 2022

EDGERTON, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh for a visit to Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) Commercials Driver's License (CDL) training program.


October 18, 2022

Earlier this month, KMBC Channel 9 and KSHB 41 News reported on Representative Sharice Davids' efforts to replace Frank Parra's militar


October 14, 2022

OLATHE, KS – Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids joined U.S. Small Business Administrator (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman to highlight the importance of supporting Kansas small businesses.


October 11, 2022

OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansas business owners, veterans, and residents to highlight her office reaching the milestone of over $11 million recovered for local taxpayers in the Kansas Third District.


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Rep. Sharice Davids speaks to KMBC
October 7, 2022

Yesterday, KMBC Channel 9 reported on new action taken by Representative Sharice Davids to address the growing threat of fentanyl.


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Davids and KMS CEO Tiffany Stovall visit Ronawk, a local biomanufacturer, and highlights investment in supply chains, innovation, and American manufacturing.
October 7, 2022

Today, on National Manufacturing Day, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded $100,000 to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS) to provide support for local manufacturers. Based in Lenexa, KMS is the only federally supported Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program Center in Kansas.


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Law enforcement leadership briefing Rep. Sharice Davids on the growing threat of fentanyl.
October 6, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids took official action to curb the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose death in the United States.


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Rep. Sharice Davids helping to accept new funding for clean water in Kansas.
October 5, 2022

KANSAS CITY, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted Radhika Fox, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water, to announce nearly $80 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding coming to Kansas to ensure clean drinking water across the state.


In the News

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 1, 2024

Legislation meant to address entrepreneurship challenges specific to Native and tribal business owners advanced in the U.S. Congress this week, with a Kansas City lawmaker championing the effort to bring equity to an overlooked corner of the small business community.

 


February 28, 2024

Two days before Valentine’s Day, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids delivered Valentine’s Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her sixth-annual Valentine’s for Veterans program.

 

Davids’ team received more than 100 cards from the community throughout the Kansas Third District.

 


February 20, 2024

The Shawnee Mission School District’s Youth Equity Stewardship (YES!) program and Women in Leadership were honored to host U.S. House Rep. Sharice Davids, to learn about her nontraditional career path and her experiences in Congress.

 


February 7, 2024

A potential change to federal water law involving two Kansas lakes and how interest is calculated could save the state's taxpayers more than $41 million.

 


February 6, 2024

Legislation that would enable Congress to formally investigate the government’s role in Indian Boarding Schools—including vesting them with the power to subpoena church records—is once again in front of lawmakers.

 


February 1, 2024

The House Committee on Small Business on Wednesday passed Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (H.R. 7102) unanimously. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), who is a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Rep.


February 1, 2024

The four members of the Kansas delegation to the U.S. House voted for a bill providing billions of dollars for a collection of federal business tax breaks and expansion of the child tax credit beneficial to low-income families.

 


January 22, 2024

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas accentuated reproductive rights during her 2022 reelection campaign and wants no one to forget Monday’s anniversary of the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 1973, establishing national constitutional protections for abortion.

 


January 4, 2024

 

As we prepare to ring in the new year, I find myself reflecting on the achievements and challenges we experienced throughout 2023. From record numbers of small business applications to yet another historic Kansas City Super Bowl win, the past year had its highs, but also its lows — and this certainly holds true for Congress.