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Representative Sharice Davids speaks with aviation staff at the FAA’s Central Region Headquarters.
June 6, 2024

KANSAS CITY, MO - Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) visited the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Central Region Headquarters to speak with FAA leadership and jointly address local aviation workers.


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Rep. Davids with a Kansas family.
June 6, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), along with Representative Marcus Molinaro (R-NY-19), introduced the bipartisan Affordable Childcare Act to help hardworking families access quality and affordable childcare. The bill doubles three different tax credits, putting money directly in parents’ pockets.


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Rep. Davids at Haskell University
June 3, 2024

Yesterday, on the 100-year anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column for ICT News, highlighting the strides our country has made in the last 100 years towards tribal sovereignty. She also advocated for greater federal support for Native communities.


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Rep. Davids with local police officers in Gardner, Kansas.
May 31, 2024

Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) announced the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program will receive $15.9 million to help seize illicit drugs like fentanyl, reduce violent crime associ


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Rep. Sharice Davids with the students who received appointments to a U.S. Service Academy.
May 30, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that 13 students from the Kansas Third District have successfully received their appointments to a U.S. Service Academy. In a send-off event in Overland Park yesterday, Davids presented each student with a certificate acknowledging their incredible achievement, andRyan Rast, a Davids-nominated student and recent graduate of West Point, shared his advice as these students take the next step in their service.

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids speaking with local law enforcement, public health experts, and city officials during Mental Health Awareness Month.
May 29, 2024

KANSAS CITY, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with Wyandotte County law enforcement officers, public health experts, and city officials to discuss the impact of her federal funding to improve individuals’ mental health and support law enforcement.

Issues:Health Care

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Rep. Sharice Davids stands in front of a tractor, writing in her notebook
May 24, 2024

Yesterday, during the U.S. House Agriculture Committee's mark-up of a Republican-drafted Farm Bill reauthorization, Representative Sharice Davids commended several initiatives aimed at strengthening Kansas' agricultural economy, but voted against the bill as it pits farmers against families and has no realistic pathway to becoming law.


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Rep. Davids during Farm Bill tour
May 16, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids reiterated her commitment to passing a Farm Bill that is bipartisan and has a realistic chance of becoming law. The Farm Bill, which includes provisions expiring on September 30, is a package of legislation reauthorized about every five years that includes several critically important agriculture, conservation, nutrition, and trade programs. Davids is a member of the U.S.

Issues:Agriculture

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Rep. Sharice Davids, John County leadership, and Johnson County Executive Airport staff.
May 15, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted for a bipartisan, bicameral compromise to improve customer protections and accessibility while flying, increase America’s aviation safety standards, and strengthen domestic aviation workforce and manufacturing.


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Rep. Sharice Davids with local officials after touring an Olathe lead pipe replacement site.
May 14, 2024

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Kansas would receive $28.65 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law to help identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water.


In the News

April 17, 2026

A Kansas City, Kansas, Underground Railroad site that sheltered enslaved people lacks federal recognition, and local lawmakers just introduced a bill to change that.

 

Why it matters: Quindaro Townsite is not open to the public, and the federal funding that comes with a National Historic Landmark designation would make that possible.

 


April 15, 2026

All members of the Kansas House delegation including Democrat Sharice Davids and Republicans Tracey Mann, Ron Estes and Derek Schmidt voted in favor of the bill.

 

An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet from Wichita with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill still needs to be strengthened.


April 14, 2026

Transportation officials gathered on Capitol Hill to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s massive visitor influx.

 

U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she hosted the second in a series of Capitol Hill briefings on Tuesday, April 14.

 


April 9, 2026

Increases in diesel and gasoline prices are already impacting farmers as they plant crops in Sumner County. Kansas State University economist Gregg Ibendahl estimates that the average Kansas grain farm will spend an additional $10,000 on fuel this season.

 

Issues:Agriculture

April 7, 2026

Kansas State-Olathe campus representatives joined other local governments Tuesday to highlight new federal funding secured in February by 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids and Sen. Jerry Moran.

 

K-State Olathe is set to receive $5 million later this year to purchase lab equipment for the school’s supply chain research and advanced manufacturing curriculum. The equipment will support a $4 million expansion the campus opened in January for those programs.


April 7, 2026

On April 7, Rep. Sharice Davids joined local leaders to announce 14 projects in Kansas’ Third District totaling $17.8 million. The funding will support workforce training, flood mitigation, road and bridge safety, law enforcement, and other community priorities.

 


April 6, 2026

The FDA gave accelerated approval for a groundbreaking drug that helps treat Hunter syndrome, a rare disease that affects fewer than 500 people in the United States. It's mainly diagnosed among boys.

 

Hunter syndrome has not had an FDA-approved treatment in 20 years, until now.

 


April 6, 2026

Rep. Sharice Davids announced Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation’s (ECKAN) Head Start program with a new federal grant.

 

The $3.7 million will be used to continue providing early education opportunities and family support services to children and families in Anderson and Miami counties.

 


April 3, 2026

Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the reopening of the STARBASE facility at the Kansas City Readiness Center. The program offers hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for elementary students at no cost to schools. Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Roger Marshall, Representative Derek Schmidt, and local leaders, teachers, and students joined the event.

 


March 23, 2026

Farm-state Dems say Argentina beef measure brings volatility, not lower prices

Two Ag Committee Democrats will argue to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today that recent efforts to increase imports of Argentinian beef will do little to lower prices while spurring market volatility.

 

Issues:Agriculture