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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. The tour will continue at farms, ranches, and businesses across the Third District as Davids prepares to consider the 2023 Farm Bill through her position on the House Agriculture Committee. This package of legislation is typically renewed every five years and determines federal agriculture and nutrition policy impacting Kansas families both urban and rural.
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. After calling for community submissions, Davids' office received hundreds of cards from all corners of Kansas' Third District, including Washington High School JROTC, Louisburg USD 416, and Paola USD 368.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced $1.28 million is coming to Kansas' Third District to improve roads and address traffic fatalities in Olathe and Wyandotte County. The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program was established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Davids voted to support, to redesign roads and streets to prevent deaths and serious injuries.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the week of February 5, 2023 as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week." The resolution recognizes the importance of these institutions to the economic, educational, and social well-being of Indian Country. Davids serves as the Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus and was one of the first two Native women elected to Congress.
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address:
"Tonight, I was looking for President Biden to share his plan for the challenges ahead, domestic and international, and to acknowledge the need for continued oversight and implementation on the bipartisan accomplishments of the last two years—particularly the infrastructure law and new domestic manufacturing investments.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she will be joined by Jessica Kidd, a recent graduate of the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program, at the State of the Union address. Kidd, an Overland Park resident, was one of 300 students in the expanding CDL program and plans to use the certification to support her family with a stable job in trucking.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she has been named to serve on the House Small Business Committee in the 118th Congress. She will also serve on the Transportation & Infrastructure and House Agriculture Committees, as she announced last week. Davids' role on these committees represents a voice for the state on three major drivers of Kansas' economy, particularly in the newly-redrawn Kansas Third district.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she has been named to serve on the House Transportation & Infrastructure and House Agriculture Committees in the 118th Congress. Davids' role on these committees represents a voice for the state on two major drivers of Kansas' economy, particularly in the newly-redrawn Kansas Third.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the launch of her fifth annual "Valentines for Vets" program to collect and distribute Valentine's Day cards to veterans and caregivers in the Kansas Third District.
Representative Sharice Davids joined a bipartisan group of Members on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in seeking answers from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) about last week's meltdown of a key aviation safety notification system.
Last Wednesday, the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system suffered a complete outage that led to the first complete ground stop of the National Airspace System since 9/11, impacting thousands of flights and passengers.
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Kansas families could soon have more information about savings and investment options for their children under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Derek Schmidt, and Sharice Davids.
The Born to Invest Act would create a nationwide framework based on a program recently established in Kansas. The goal is to help parents and guardians learn about tax-advantaged accounts that can be used to save for children’s futures.
Representatives Sharice Davids and Gabe Evans announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation aimed at making it easier for families to apply for Social Security survivor benefits. The Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act would require the Social Security Administration to create an online system for scheduling appointments and applying for survivor benefits.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced an $8.3 million federal award for the Kansas State Department of Education through the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program.
The funding includes about $2.9 million in base funding and $5.5 million in additional funding for fiscal year 2026.
After Congress passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" this week, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign it into law unless lawmakers also passed an unrelated bill focused on voting restrictions. Johnson County Rep. Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date to share her reactions and to discuss what could come next.
In a rare bipartisan feat, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" earlier this week.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, a move supporters say would strengthen federal support for Native entrepreneurs and tribal economic development.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids held a roundtable in Shawnee with local officials and stakeholders about bison herd restoration as part of her America 250 week here in town.
She said the discussion helped her appreciate the importance of both preserving the American bison and increasing the large mammal’s population.
Last spring, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency employed slash-and-burn tactics to bring federal agencies to heel, local farm service centers in Kansas were hit especially hard.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost some 24,000 employees from September 2024 to December 2025, federal data shows. In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s hearing from Kansas residents who are struggling to make ends meet. In an interview with KCUR's Up To Date, Davids said President Trump went to war in Iran "without a clear strategy," and it's adding to the high cost of living.
Keeping Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a top priority for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. But the congresswoman from Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District disagrees with how the Trump administration is trying to eliminate that threat.
A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out.
“More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities,” wrote University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod with Ron Daniels, Johns Hopkins University president, in a Wall Street Journal column in May.
There are 13 Johnson County students headed to U.S. service academies this summer.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the 13 students and their families with a send-off event on Friday at Corporate Woods Founders Park.
For Vance Provost, a 2025 Olathe North alumnus, his appointment to West Point and the May 29 send-off is the culmination of three years of work.