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Official portrait of Representative Sharice Davids
May 4, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids introduced legislation to improve foster care services and mental health supports for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth. The Pride in Mental Health Act has been endorsed by the Congressional Equality Caucus, The Trevor Project, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, and GLSEN.


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Rep. Davids visits Garage Door Apparel Co. with owner Becky Fankhauser.
May 3, 2022

MISSION, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a "Main Street Stroll" in Downtown Mission to celebrate National Small Business Week, visiting four small businesses and hosting the owners for a roundtable discussion. During the roundtable, they discussed how federal relief programs helped them stay open through the pandemic and the challenges they still face.


April 28, 2022

Last week, Representative Sharice Davids visited three local manufacturers as part of her Made in Kansas tour, hearing directly from local businesses as she works to pass bipartisan supply chain and manufacturing policy in Congress.


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In January, Davids hosted a roundtable at the Kansas City Womens’ Business Center with local business owners.
April 26, 2022

Today, the House passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan Women's Business Centers Improvement Act, which would increase access to resources and opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Kansas and across the country. Davids reintroduced this bill in January along with Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and today it passed with strong bipartisan support.


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Davids reading to students at Growing Futures Early Education Center in Overland Park last month
April 25, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids, Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, announced the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF) awarded $1,511,039 to help students in the Kansas Third District access the internet while attending school from home.

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April 22, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids wrapped up her Made in Kansas tour to promote domestic manufacturing and supply chain solutions at Stryten Energy, a leading manufacturer of advanced battery technology.


April 21, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids continued her Made in Kansas tour to promote domestic manufacturing and supply chain solutions at Knit-Rite, a medical supply manufacturer.


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Two people walking into a manufacturing facility away from the camera
April 19, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids launched her Made in Kansas tour to promote domestic manufacturing and supply chain solutions at A&K Railroad Materials.


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Rep. Davids
April 15, 2022

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $2,163,187 in renewed funding to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS) to provide services and support to local manufacturers. Based in Lenexa, KMS is the only federally supported Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program Center in Kansas.


April 14, 2022

Following a hearing examining policies to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks, Representative Sharice Davids joined a bipartisan group of 19 House colleagues to call for continued action to preven


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.