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Representative Sharice Davids grocery shopping with a constituent.
February 4, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new video exposing the dangerous plans by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk that could threaten Social Security and Medicare by granting Musk unprecedented access to the Treasury’s payment systems — jeopardizing Americans’ private financial data.


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Rep. Davids with local veteran
February 4, 2025

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act alongside her colleagues, Representatives Mark Alford (R-MO-04) and Herb Conaway (D-NJ-03).


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The United States House of Representatives' official seal.
February 1, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement as the Trump administration issued 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, two of the United States’ biggest trading partners.

 


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Rep. Davids at the Farm Bill markup
January 29, 2025

In a guest column published today in Newsweek, Representative Sharice Davids criticized President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders, arguing that they will hurt hardworking Kansans. While the president promised to support the working class, Davids pointed out that his actions will raise costs for families while benefiting large corporations and special interests.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Steve Bowlin
January 28, 2025

OLATHE, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a multi-generational produce farm in Olathe to launch the second phase of her Farm Bill listening tour. During her visit, she toured the operation and held discussions with the farm owners and agribusiness leaders, reaffirming her commitment to crafting a bipartisan Farm Bill that addresses the needs of Kansas agriculture.

 

Issues:Agriculture

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Rep. Davids at New Century
January 24, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $1.2 million to three local airports to modernize airport infrastructure, improve runway safety, and create good-paying jobs. The awards stem from DOT’s Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG), which were created by the bipartisan infrastructure law. Davids, a member of the U.S.


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Rep. Davids with a Kansas family.
January 23, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted against a harmful bill that would criminalize reproductive health care providers and jeopardize access to life-saving care — particularly for patients needing abortion care in dire circumstances.


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Rep. Davids during Farm Bill tour
January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) was named Ranking Member of the General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.

Issues:Agriculture

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Davids delivers valentines.
January 21, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the launch of her seventh annual “Valentines for Vets” program to collect and distribute Valentine’s Day cards to veterans and their caregivers in Kansas’ Third District. Residents are encouraged to mail cards to Davids’ office in Overland Park starting today through Thursday, February 13. Davids will then deliver the submitted cards to Kansas veterans and caregivers at a local Veterans Affairs (VA) location.

 


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The United States House of Representatives' official seal.
January 20, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance:

 


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May 29, 2026

.Missouri’s Sam Graves and Kansas’ Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann back a new law to use data to stop accidents before they happen.Getty Images

For decades, Congress has treated roadway safety the way too many drivers treat a warning light on the dashboard: Ignore it until something breaks. Federal transportation policy has largely followed suit, funding response over prevention and leaving agencies to document tragedies rather than avert them.


May 27, 2026

Representative Sharice Davids announced she secured a $2.6 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to support construction of a new air traffic control tower at New Century AirCenter.

 


May 23, 2026

U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) says the National Weather Service has failed to respond to her demands for answers about missed weather balloon launches.

 

She adds that seven more tornadoes touched down across the state this week, and critical atmospheric data collection disruptions continue.

 


May 22, 2026

Across Ottawa, Kansas, pieces of the April 13 tornado remain. Buildings like the Knights Inn on Main Street are still in shambles, and those who lived through it are still recovering.

 

A month later, federal officials are questioning whether there should have been more warning for the Ottawa tornado and the others that have ripped through Kansas during this storm season.

 


May 22, 2026

Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced a bipartisan bill designed to help rural hospitals remain open and improve health care services. The Rural Hospital Revitalization Act would offer interest-free loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Program. Hospitals could use the loans, available for up to 10 years, to build new facilities or update older buildings.

 

Issues:Health Care

May 22, 2026

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids expressed frustration Friday with the National Weather Service’s failure in the last month to launch three-fourths of the balloons typically sent aloft in Kansas to assess atmospheric conditions and assist with weather forecasting.

 


May 22, 2026

TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

 

U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon and West Virginia co-sponsored the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act.

 


May 10, 2026

U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) joined officials to mark a $50 million aviation manufacturing expansion in Olathe.

 

Davids says the visit was part of her “Sharice’s Shift” series. Indra Group USA unveiled a new 118,000-square-foot facility at the Great Plains Commerce Center.

 

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May 4, 2026

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas urged the public to contact lawmakers to express opposition to a federal appeals court’s order undercutting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation broadening access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

 

Issues:Health Care

April 28, 2026

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation and one of the first Native women elected to Congress, is introducing new legislation titled the Truth in National Parks Act to ensure National Park Service (NPS) sites preserve historically and culturally accurate information while setting clear limits on the removal or alteration of materials that reflect that history.