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January 30, 2019

Today, Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03) announced that she will host Laura Robeson as her guest to the State of the Union address on February 5th. Robeson is a mother and healthcare advocate from Prairie Village, Kansas.


January 25, 2019

I am relieved that we have reached an agreement to open the government, fund our federal programs, and get our federal employees back to work with the paychecks they deserve. I look forward to working together with lawmakers from both parties to reach a long-term solution.


January 25, 2019

Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03) has been named to the House Small Business Committee. The House Small Business Committee is responsible for overseeing the challenges facing small businesses and serves as the primary venue for overseeing the SBA and handling small business policy matters.


January 23, 2019

Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03) has announced that she will open a Wyandotte County office in downtown Kansas City. The new office will be in the Brotherhood Building at 7th and Minnesota and will be accessible by public transportation, with a bus stop nearby.


January 18, 2019

Today, Congresswoman Sharice Davids launched "Sharice's Shift" - an ongoing outreach program designed to connect directly with local workers, businesses, and everyday people throughout the Third District.


January 17, 2019

Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) has been named to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Davids is the only Member from the Kansas delegation on this important committee.


January 9, 2019
Rep. Sharice Davids today announced her support for bills that would guarantee back pay to furloughed federal workers, and low-wage government contractors such as retail, food, custodial and security service workers who are not getting paid during the current federal government shutdown.

January 8, 2019
In the first bill she’s supporting since being sworn in last week, Sharice Davids today announced her co-sponsorship of the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a sweeping package of reforms that will change the balance of power in Washington and put the American people back in charge of our democracy.

January 3, 2019

Congresswoman-elect Sharice Davids (KS-03) has announced that she will locate her first District Office in Downtown Overland Park. Her team will move ito the space at 7325 W. 79th Street that was previously occupied by her predecessor.


January 3, 2019

NOVEMBER 30 -- Congresswoman-elect Sharice Davids (KS-03) was unanimously elected to the leadership position of Regional Whip in a vote conducted yesterday by members of the Democratic caucus. Davids will assume the position when she is sworn in as a member of the 116th Congress on Jan. 3, 2019.


In the News

June 17, 2025

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids denounced Tuesday “indiscriminate” staffing cuts at the National Weather Service that limited operations of the Goodland, Kansas, facility serving 80,000 people in three states.

 


June 12, 2025

U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) and Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) will announce bipartisan legislation today to permanently expand tribal control over a program that provides food assistance to nearly 650,000 tribal members.

 


June 9, 2025

New solar panels have been affixed to the Shawnee Fire Station Headquarters with the help of $126,000 in federal funds to begin to save the city money.

 


May 15, 2025

KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Miami County in Kansas and Cass County in Missouri. He also covers agricultural topics. Share your story idea with Ryan.

 

House Republicans rolled out a proposal Monday that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by more than $300 billion.

 


May 15, 2025

On Thursday, Representative Sharice Davids announced a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant to improve air safety at Johnson County’s New Century AirCenter in Gardner, Kansas.

 

The $1.8 million award will be used to reconstruct 7,330 feet of existing runway and 16 existing points of signage, that need to be replaced.


May 13, 2025

On Monday, May 12, Representative Sharice Davids visited Wichita to meet with families affected by the recent collision between Flight 5342, traveling from ICT to DCA, and a military helicopter. As a member of the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, Davids listened to their stories, addressed their concerns, and discussed her efforts to improve aviation safety.


May 12, 2025

As Congress continues work to get a budget bill done, a big question is whether lawmakers can come together this year to work out a new farm bill.

 

Issues:Agriculture

May 9, 2025

Kansas farmers are sharing opinions ranging from concerned to “pi**ed” about trade tariffs with U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, who toured a corn farm Friday southwest of Kansas City.

 

Issues:Agriculture

April 21, 2025

U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., answered questions during a town hall Monday night focused on the local impacts of recent federal policies enacted during the Trump administration.

 

Both lawmakers addressed multiple concerns raised by attendees, including federal budget cuts, immigration, and voting rights.


April 17, 2025

Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids was in Olathe on Wednesday to tour the Air Route air traffic control center.

 

Davids emphasized the urgent need to invest in air traffic control staffing and safety infrastructure following the deadly air collision of flight 5342 and a military helicopter earlier this year.