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Rep. Davids with local construction workers
March 7, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $6,971,895 for affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance efforts in Kansas' Third District.

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March 3, 2023

GARDNER, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids toured the Gardner Wastewater Infrastructure Project to celebrate passage of her funding request to upgrade essential water infrastructure to support residential and commercial development.


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Rep. Davids and Dr. Stefan Bossmann at The University of Kansas Cancer Center following the passage of her funding request for a new cancer imaging machine.
March 1, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. will receive $2.48 million from the U.S.


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Sharice Davids, Pete Buttigieg and David Toland
February 27, 2023

DE SOTO, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to De Soto to view the planned Panasonic Energy manufacturing plant site and discuss the impact of transformational legislation like the bipartisan infrastructure law and CHIPS and Science Act in the state.


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Davids delivers valentines for veterans at Lenexa, VA on Valentine’s Day.
February 22, 2023

In January, a new policy capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month started to take effect for folks on Medicare—including Kansans like Julie Cogley, an Overland Park retiree who previously paid as much as $700 a month for her insulin.


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Rep. Davids visits a Miami County goat farm
February 17, 2023

BUCYRUS, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids continued her Farm Bill listening tour in Miami County, visiting two farms and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders.


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Sharice Davids and Laura Kelly with confetti
February 16, 2023

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Governor Laura Kelly, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Acting Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Calvin Reed, and other local leaders to break ground on the US 69 modernization project.


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Rep. Davids tours Ottawa Co  op
February 15, 2023

OTTAWA, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids continued her Farm Bill listening tour in Franklin County, visiting the Ottawa Cooperative Association (Co-op) and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders.


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Group of people in a barn
February 14, 2023

GARNETT, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids kicked off her Farm Bill listening tour in Anderson County, visiting Bauman's Cedar Valley Farm and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders.


February 14, 2023

LENEXA, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids delivered Valentine's Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her 5th annual "Valentines for Veterans" program.


In the News

September 3, 2025


Two bills that aim to strengthen the country's emergency response systems championed by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids have advanced to the House floor.

 


September 3, 2025

Freedom’s Frontier has received the half-million dollars the federal government held hostage for six months, ensuring the organization can continue for another year to preserve the story of the struggle for freedom through historic sites across Kansas and Missouri.

 


August 28, 2025

Today, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) hosted a conversation with Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), “America and the World: How Kansas Wins,” bringing together veteran, business, community, agricultural, and faith leaders at Johnson Community College. Rep. Davids was joined by former U.S.


August 18, 2025

The six members of the Kansas congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump on Monday to approve the governor’s request for federal assistance to help the state recover from damaging weather in early June.

 


August 18, 2025

Two community projects in Olathe are among 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids 2026 House Appropriations Committee bills, meaning they may receive federal funds if approved.

 

The first is a request for $884,466 for sewer rehabilitation within the city. This would be used to replace old, worn out pipes and manhole covers.


August 15, 2025

Representative Sharice Davids announced that 14 community projects from Kansas’ Third District she submitted have been included in the Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. House Appropriations Committee bills.


July 17, 2025

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, led a bipartisan call to restore a federal suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth after the federal government ended the program.

 


July 17, 2025

The same morning President Donald Trump’s administration officially ended the LGBTQ+ component of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stood a few feet from the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C., to decry the decision and demand that the specialized “Press 3” option be restored.


July 14, 2025

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) led their colleagues in calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restore the Not Invisible Act Commission Report to their website.


July 11, 2025

 

Two Kansas City-area members of Congress announced Friday that federal funding has been approved to help cities keep visitors safe when they attend the World Cup matches next year.