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WATCH: Davids takes action to prevent vote on restrictive bill
January 18, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids offered the official motion on the U.S. House floor to prevent a vote on a restrictive reproductive health care bill. Following her speech where she called out extremist actors for spreading false information and limiting Americans' health care choices, Davids voted twice to protect access to choice.


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Rep. Davids at the gas pump
January 17, 2024

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a federal grant to Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores to help lower gas prices in Kansas. The Love’s Ottawa location will receive a portion of the nearly $5 million award to increase the availability of E-15, a cheaper and cleaner fuel option.


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Reps. Davids and Cleaver outside Air Force One
January 9, 2024

Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced $999,949 has been awarded to the Metropolitan Energy Center in Kansas City to support clean energy deployment and regional economic development while also advancing U.S. energy independence and reducing vehicle emissions.


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Rep. Sharice Davids’ District Director, Anne Hucker, presents Lindsay Hicks with an official congratulatory statement submitted to the Congressional Record.
January 8, 2024

OLATHE, KSToday, Representative Sharice Davids' team participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pathway at Heritage Park housing project in Olathe. This development received $950,000 in Davids-supported American Rescue Plan investments to help build 14 single-family homes for low-income families.


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Representative Sharice Davids with Kansans after a workout at EverFit in Shawnee.
January 4, 2024

SHAWNEE, KSToday, Representative Sharice Davids joined local business leaders and other Kansans for a workout at EverFit to highlight her continued support for Kansas small businesses, including small gyms. Davids, a member of the U.S.


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Rep. Davids with Kansans
January 2, 2024

To close out 2023, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star highlighting the need to recommit to bipartisan cooperation in 2024. The call came as extremism and partisanship led to one of the least productive years for Congress in modern history.


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Rep. Davids with Kansans
December 21, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids shared how her office worked throughout 2023 to make government work for all Kansans, both by passing critical bipartisan legislation and connecting directly with residents of the Kansas Third all year long.

 


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Rep. Sharice Davids with Johnson County leaders and Emerging Artists staff and participants.
December 19, 2023

OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a local arts education center to highlight how federal investments are creating good-paying jobs and providing education to Kansans of all backgrounds.


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Rep. Davids learning more about the Registered Apprenticeship Program
December 15, 2023

SPRING HILL, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids shadowed apprentices at Full Service Chimney to highlight her efforts to strengthen Kansas’ workforce. Davids has voted to support the U.S. Department of Labor’s Registered Apprenticeship Program, which helps place workers in jobs at Full Service Chimney and dozens of other companies in Kansas’ Third District.


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Representative Sharice Davids works a “Sharice’s Shift” at the 103rd Street project
December 13, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced $1.75 million is coming to Kansas’ Third District to improve roads and address traffic fatalities. The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program was established by the bipartisan infrastructure law, which Davids was the only member of the Kansas delegation to support, to redesign roads and streets to prevent deaths and serious injuries.


In the News

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

March 23, 2026

Sixteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, concerns about healthcare affordability persist in Kansas, as some lawmakers and residents point to rising costs following the expiration of federal tax credits.

 


March 9, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - More than $13 million in federal funding is headed to Kansas City to upgrade its public transit fleet and facilities.

 

Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced on Monday, March 9, that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $13.3 million to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

 


March 7, 2026

SHAWNEE, Kan. - A Kansas family said a call to their congresswoman’s office helped bring their daughter and son-in-law home after they were stranded overseas with an unmet critical medical need.

 

Janet Fulgham said her daughter Laura and Laura’s husband Adam had been traveling in the UAE when an attack on Iran disrupted their plans to return home.

 


February 24, 2026

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids said ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday she was concerned about his promises of lower costs, stability and support for American families.

 

Issues:Agriculture

February 21, 2026

Drake Semchyshyn turned a personal pain point at school into an award-winning app.

 

The Blue Valley West senior created Catalyst — designed to improve students’ academic experience within Canvas, a widely used learning management system — winning the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Kansas’ Third District.

 


February 21, 2026

The rising cost of fertilizer and other supplies is putting pressure on Kansas farmers.

 

It was a key issue that came up Thursday, when Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) visited Spring Hill.

 

She toured the Ottawa Co-op and met with producers from across the agriculture supply chain.

 

Issues:Agriculture

February 20, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas lawmakers are pushing sweeping aviation safety reforms, one year after a midair collision killed 67 people.

 

U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have each introduced bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing the Federal Aviation Administration.

 


February 20, 2026

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas endorsed federal legislation mandating upgrades to civilian and military collision-avoidance technology, changes to helicopter flight routes and improvement to air traffic control training inspired by a 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people.

 

The crash of a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet that had departed Wichita occurred over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.


February 20, 2026

As farmers feel the effects of trade wars and look ahead to the next farm bill, a Kansas congresswoman has invited a state agricultural leader to President Donald Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.

 

Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, will be a guest of U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, for the president's Feb. 24 speech in Washington, D.C.

 

Issues:Agriculture