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Rep. Sharice Davids speaks with Kansans during a roundtable on the one-year anniversary of the major domestic manufacturing law.
August 9, 2023

OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, on the one-year anniversary of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act being signed into law, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion with local elected officials, manufacturers, and researchers to discuss how semiconductor manufacturing investments are bringing jobs to Kansas, lowering costs f


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Rep. Sharice Davids celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Honoring Our PACT Act.
August 8, 2023

LENEXA, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the one-year anniversary of the bipartisan Honoring our PACT Act, a Davids-supported law that expands Department of Veteran


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Nicole Woods, a City of Olathe engineering project manager, gives Rep. Sharice Davids a tour of the Renner Pump Station.
August 2, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured the Renner Pump Station in Olathe to highlight her recently approved federal funding request.


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ep. Sharice Davids holding a box on Narcan, a common naloxone nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses.
August 1, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local superintendents, school resource officers, and law enforcement officials for her third summit regarding the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose deaths in the United States.


July 31, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids spent the morning with the Overland Park Police Department (OPPD), where she joined their weekly staff meeting and went on a ride-along with a local law enforcement officer.


July 27, 2023

Yesterday, during a U.S. House Small Business Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids discussed the importance of accessing high-speed internet across all Kansas communities, including in rural areas.


July 26, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced Kansas’ Third Congressional District has created more clean energy jobs than any other congressional district in the country.


July 21, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star highlighting how the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization will improve customer protections and accessibility while flying, increase America’s


July 20, 2023

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


July 18, 2023

Today, the U.S. House Small Business Committee unanimously approved Representative Sharice Davids’ bipartisan legislation to help veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed.


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.