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{{Short description|American politician and attorney (born May 22, 1980)}}
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| name = Sharice Davids
| name = Sharice Davids
| office=Member-elect of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Kansas]]'s [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]]
| image = Sharice Davids.jpg
| termstart=January 2019
|alt=Davids smiling, Davids in 2019
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| state = [[Kansas]]
| party =[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| district = {{ushr|KS|3|3rd}}
| birth_date =
| term_start = January 3, 2019
| birth_place =
| term_end =
| alma_mater = [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] ([[Bachelor of arts|B.A.]])<br>[[Cornell Law School]] ([[Juris doctorate|J.D.]])
| predecessor = [[Kevin Yoder]]
| residence =
| occupation = Attorney
| successor =
| birth_name = Sharice Lynnette Davids
| website =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|22}}
| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], West Germany
| death_date =
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| nationality = American<br>[[Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin|Ho-Chunk]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| education = [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])<br />[[Cornell University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| website = {{URL|davids.house.gov|House website}}
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'''Sharice Lynnette Davids''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|ɹ|i|s}};<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Sharice Davids|title=When the coronavirus hit and our economy slowed, Kansas businesses took a hit. Yet Wall Street's booming. It shows the deck is stacked. That's why I'm working to get COVID aid to small businesses, keeping Kansans on the job.|user=sharicedavids|number=1303366040382926850|access-date=2020-09-14|via=Twitter}}</ref> born May 22, 1980) is an American politician, attorney, and former [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] serving as the [[U.S. representative]] from {{ushr|KS|3}} since 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courts.mo.gov/file/July%202010%20successful%20candidate%20list.pdf|title=Missouri Bar 2010 Admittees}}</ref> A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she represents a district that includes most of the Kansas side of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]], including [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]], [[Prairie Village, Kansas|Prairie Village]], [[Leawood, Kansas|Leawood]], [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]], and [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe]].
'''Sharice Davids''' is an American attorney and politician from the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Kansas]]. She is the member-elect for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for {{ushr|KS|3}}


Davids was [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3|elected in 2018]] and became the first Democrat to represent a Kansas congressional district in a decade.<ref name=showoff>Lowry, Brian (April 15, 2019). [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article229177954.html "'Not a showoff.' Sharice Davids' quiet approach endears her to Democratic leaders."] ''[[The Kansas City Star]]''. Retrieved July 13, 2019.</ref> She is the [[List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United States|first openly LGBT Native American]] elected to the [[United States Congress]], the [[List of LGBT members of the United States Congress|first openly LGBT person]] elected to the [[United States Congress]] from [[Kansas]], and one of the first two [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] women (alongside [[Deb Haaland]]) elected to the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/sharice-davids-and-deb-haaland-native-american-women/index.html|title=First Native American women elected to Congress: Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland|last=Watkins|first=Eli|date=November 7, 2018|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lowry|first1=Bryan|last2=Bergen|first2=Katy|title=Sharice Davids makes history: Kansas' 1st gay rep, 1st Native American woman in Congress|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article221156115.html|access-date=November 7, 2018|work=The Kansas City Star|date=November 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1808/23/cnr.02.html|title=CNN.com – Transcripts|publisher=Transcripts.cnn.com|date=August 23, 2018|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> She is also the second Native American to represent Kansas in Congress, after [[Charles Curtis]], who was [[Herbert Hoover]]'s vice president. Davids is currently the only Democrat in Kansas' Republican-dominated congressional delegation.
==Biography==
Davids is a member of the [[Ho-Chunk]] nation. She was raised by a single mother who served in the [[U.S. Army]]. Davids attended [[Leavenworth High School]], [[Johnson County Community College]], and [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]], graduating with a [[bachelor’s degree]] in 2007.<ref name=shawnee/><ref name=guardian>{{cite web|author=Karim Zidan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/06/sharice-evans-us-congress-mixed-martial-arts |title=How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history &#124; Sport |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> In 2006, she began to fight MMA. She tried out for ‘’[[The Ultimate Fighter]]’’.<ref name=guardian/> She had a 5–1 [[win-loss record]] as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional.<ref name=mmafighting>{{cite web|last=Raimondi |first=Marc |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/3/14/17038716/from-the-cage-to-congress-former-mma-fighter-sharice-davids-now-entering-the-political-arena |title=Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids trying to go from the cage to Congress |publisher=MMA Fighting |date=March 14, 2018 |accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref>


An attorney educated at the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] and [[Cornell Law School]], Davids was a professional [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] in the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zidan |first=Karim |date=2018-08-06 |title=How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/06/sharice-evans-us-congress-mixed-martial-arts |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Davids earned her [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Cornell Law School]] in 2009.<ref name=mmafighting/> She worked for [[SNR Denton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/14/sharice-davids-who-sees-past-discrimination-as-her-asset-could-become-the-first-gay-native-american-in-congress/ |title=Sharice Davids, who sees past discrimination as her asset, could become the first gay Native American in Congress |publisher=The Washington Post |date= |accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> and on community development for the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]]. In 2016, she was a [[White House Fellow]].<ref name=shawnee>{{cite web|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/02/15/shawnee-resident-white-house-fellow-sharice-davids-enters-race-yoders-seat-69792|title=Shawnee resident, White House fellow Sharice Davids enters race for Yoder's seat|date=February 15, 2018|publisher=|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
Davids ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]] against [[Kevin Yoder]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kenny |first=Caroline |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/politics/sharice-davids-kansas-3rd-district/index.html |title=Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids could become the first lesbian Native American congresswoman - CNNPolitics |publisher=Cnn.com |date=August 9, 2018 |accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/08/08/sharice-davids-edges-brent-welder-for-democratic-nomination-will-face-kevin-yoder-in-fall-73003|title=Sharice Davids edges Brent Welder for Democratic nomination, will face Kevin Yoder in fall|date=August 8, 2018|publisher=|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> Davids won
Davids was born on May 22, 1980, in [[Frankfurt]], West Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/25769805175|title=DAVIDS, Sharice|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=June 25, 2019}} Official listing on the History archives of the U.S. House of Representatives.</ref> She is a member of the [[Ho-Chunk]] people, and an enrolled member of the [[Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/sharice-davids-lesbian-native-american-makes-political-history-kansas-n933211 |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=NBC News |date=November 7, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


Her maternal grandfather, Fredrick J. Davids, a [[United States Army]] veteran, was born into the [[Stockbridge–Munsee Community|Mohican Nation Stockbridge-Munsee Band]], in Oneida, Wisconsin.<ref>[https://www.amosfamily.com/frederick-j-davids/ Fredrick J. Davids obituary], Amos Funeral Home, June 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2018.</ref> Sharice was raised by her single mother, Crystal Herriage, who served in the U.S. Army.<ref>[https://www.kansascity.com/article221156115.html Sharice Davids makes history: Kansas’ 1st gay rep, 1st Native American woman in Congress], ''The Kansas City Star'', Bryan Lowry & Katy Bergen, November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.</ref>
==References==

Davids attended [[Leavenworth High School]], [[Haskell Indian Nations University]], [[Johnson County Community College]], the [[University of Kansas]], and the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]], graduating from the latter with a [[bachelor's degree]] in business administration in 2007.<ref name="shawnee2" /><ref name="guardian">{{cite news|author=Karim Zidan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/06/sharice-evans-us-congress-mixed-martial-arts|title=How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="UMKC1">{{cite web|url=https://info.umkc.edu/unews/umkc-alumnus-sharice-davids-is-not-your-average-candidate|title=UMKC alumnus Sharice Davids is not your average candidate|last=Bradley-Lopez|first=Gary|date=October 17, 2018|website=The University News|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125192155/https://info.umkc.edu/unews/umkc-alumnus-sharice-davids-is-not-your-average-candidate/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She earned her [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Cornell Law School]] in 2010.<ref name="Cornell1">{{cite web |url=https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/spotlights/Sharice-Davids-10-Wins-Historic-Election-in-Congressional-Race-in-Kansas.cfm |title=Sharice Davids '10 Wins Historic Election in Congressional Race in Kansas |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=November 8, 2018 |website=Cornell Law School |access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> She lives in [[Roeland Park, Kansas]] and was endorsed for reelection by ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 3, 2012 |title=About |url=https://davids.house.gov/about |access-date=January 25, 2020 |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives}}</ref><ref>[https://www.kansascity.com/article266865156.html The Star recommends Sharice Davids in Kansas' 3rd Congressional District], ''[[Kansas City Star]]'', Star Editorial Board, October 11, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023.</ref>

== Mixed martial arts career ==
Davids began competing in [[mixed martial arts]] (MMA) as an amateur in 2006, and went professional in 2013. She had a 5–1 [[win–loss record]] as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional.<ref name=mmafighting>{{cite web|last=Raimondi|first=Marc|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/3/14/17038716/from-the-cage-to-congress-former-mma-fighter-sharice-davids-now-entering-the-political-arena|title=Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids trying to go from the cage to Congress|publisher=MMA Fighting|date=March 14, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> She tried out for ''[[The Ultimate Fighter]]'' but did not make it onto the show, leading her to shift her focus away from MMA to travel the U.S. and live on [[Indian reservation|Native American reservations]] to work with the communities on economic and community development programs.<ref name=guardian />

=== Record ===
'''Professional'''
{{MMA record start}}
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 1–1
| Rosa Acevedo
| Decision (unanimous)
| LCS 18
| {{dts|2014|March|1|format=mdy}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Torrington, Wyoming]], United States
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3917498/rosa-acevedo|title=Rosa Acevedo|website=ESPN.com|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sherdog">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Sharice-Davids-148163|title=Sharice Davids MMA Stats|last=Sherdog.com|website=Sherdog|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Nadia Nixon
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Shamrock FC – Conquest
| {{dts|2013|November|1|format=mdy}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:08
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
{{end}}

'''Amateur'''
{{MMA record start}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Heather Rafferty
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride & Pain MMA
| {{dts|2012|October|20|format=mdy}}
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
| [[Hot Springs, South Dakota]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 4–1
| Chandra Engel
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
| {{dts|2012|January|27|format=mdy}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:36
| [[North Kansas City, Missouri]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 3–1
| Ronni Nanney
| TKO (knee & punch)
| Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
| {{dts|2011|April|1|format=mdy}}
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
| [[North Kansas City, Missouri]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 2–1
| Stacia Hoss
| TKO (knee & punch)
| Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
| {{dts|2010|August|27|format=mdy}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:27
| [[North Kansas City, Missouri]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
|align=center| 1–1
| Erin Roper
| Submission (armbar)
| Shamrock FC: Midwest Fightfest
| {{dts|2007|May|11|format=mdy}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:53
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Courtney Martel
| Technical Submission (triangle choke)
| ISFC Midwest Fightfest
| {{dts|2006|October|27|format=mdy}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:44
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States
|<ref name="Sherdog" />
{{end}}

== Legal career ==
Davids began her legal career at [[SNR Denton]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/14/sharice-davids-who-sees-past-discrimination-as-her-asset-could-become-the-first-gay-native-american-in-congress/|title=Sharice Davids, who sees past discrimination as her asset, could become the first gay Native American in Congress|first1=Isaac|last1=Stanley-Becker|date=August 14, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> She later directed community and economic development for the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Sharice Davids |url=https://career.uconn.edu/blog/2022/11/28/native-american-heritage-month-spotlight-sharice-davids/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=UConn Center for Career Development |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, Davids worked as a [[White House Fellow]] in the [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] during the transition between the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama]] and [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump]] administrations.<ref name="shawnee2">{{cite web|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/02/15/shawnee-resident-white-house-fellow-sharice-davids-enters-race-yoders-seat-69792|title=Shawnee resident, White House fellow Sharice Davids enters race for Yoder's seat|first=Jay|last=Senter|work=Shawnee Mission Post|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref>

== U.S. House of Representatives ==

=== Elections ===
[[File:L-22-10-19-A-007 (52439993116).jpg|thumb|Davids with [[Secretary of Labor]] [[Marty Walsh]].]]

==== 2018 ====
{{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3}}

In 2018, Davids ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]]. In the August Democratic [[Partisan primary|primary election]], she defeated [[Brent Welder]], who had been endorsed by [[Bernie Sanders]], 37% to 34%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/08/08/sharice-davids-edges-brent-welder-for-democratic-nomination-will-face-kevin-yoder-in-fall-73003|title=Sharice Davids edges Brent Welder for Democratic nomination, will face Kevin Yoder in fall|first=Jay|last=Senter|work=Shawnee Mission Post|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref>

During a July 2018 episode of the ''Millennial Politics Podcast'', host Jordan Valerie Allen asked Davids whether she supported abolishing [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]], the agency that enforces immigration laws and falls within the oversight of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]], to which Davids responded, "you asked me about defunding, which I think is probably essentially the same thing. But yeah."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lowry|first=Bryan|date=August 23, 2018|title=U.S. House candidate Sharice Davids voiced support for defunding ICE in July podcast|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article217227010.html|website=Kansas City Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|date=August 27, 2018|title='I do, I would, I would': How an answer to an ICE question rumbled a Kansas congressional race|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/08/27/i-do-i-would-i-would-how-an-answer-to-an-ice-question-rumbled-a-kansas-congressional-race/|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Despite denials by Davids through campaign statements and a television advertisement, the [[Associated Press]] fact checker ruled that she did in fact lend her support to ending the agency.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-06|title=AP FACT CHECK: Kansas Democrat did say she favors ending ICE|url=https://apnews.com/article/750f7dc4437a4967bacf7fcc200a8cea|access-date=2021-03-11|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
[[File:Sharice Davids office lottery (cropped01).jpg|thumb|Davids doing pushups for the [[congressional office lottery]]]]
Kansas City [[NPR]] member station [[KCUR]] fact-checked the claims that incumbent Representative [[Kevin Yoder]] and Davids made in separate interviews on its station and gave Yoder an "F". Yoder said that immigrants were making false asylum claims and would increase crime. Davids said that she supported single-payer health care, but it could not be enacted with Republicans in the White House. Meanwhile, she supports short-term goals like allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and getting generics to market faster. KCUR said that Davids's claim that teachers are not paid enough and can no longer take tax deductions for buying their own school supplies, was "partly true and partly false" since the tax deduction had been reinstated.<ref>[https://www.kcur.org/post/we-fact-checked-two-candidates-kansas-3rd-district-and-one-got-f We Fact-Checked The Two Candidates In Kansas' 3rd District, And One Got An 'F'], By Celisa Calacal, KCUR, October 29, 2018</ref>

Davids defeated Yoder in the November 8 general election by 53.6% to 43.9%.<ref name="kenny1">{{cite news|last=Kenny|first=Caroline|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/politics/sharice-davids-kansas-3rd-district/index.html|title=Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids could become the first lesbian Native American congresswoman – CNNPolitics|publisher=Cnn.com|date=August 9, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="shawneemissionpost1">{{cite web|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/08/08/sharice-davids-edges-brent-welder-for-democratic-nomination-will-face-kevin-yoder-in-fall-73003|title=Sharice Davids edges Brent Welder for Democratic nomination, will face Kevin Yoder in fall|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> Upon her swearing-in on January 3, 2019, she became the first Democrat to represent Kansas in the House since [[Dennis Moore (politician)|Dennis Moore]] left office in 2011.<ref name=showoff/> She is also only the second Democrat to represent what is now the 3rd since 1963.

In 2019, Davids and [[Deb Haaland]] of [[New Mexico]], a member of the [[Laguna Pueblo]] tribe, became the first Native American women to serve in Congress. In March 2021, Haaland left Congress to become the [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of Interior]] in the Biden administration.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Eilperin |first1=Juliet |last2=Grandoni |first2=Dino |title=Biden picks Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to be first Native American interior secretary |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/17/deb-haaland-interior-secretary-biden/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217200955/https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/17/deb-haaland-interior-secretary-biden/ |archive-date=December 17, 2020 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

==== 2020 ====
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3}}

In 2020, Davids was unopposed in the Democratic primary, winning 74,437 votes.<ref name="kssos">{{cite web |title=2020 Primary Election Official Vote Totals|url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/20elec/2020_Primary_Official_Vote_Totals.pdf|website=Kansas Secretary of State |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>

Davids faced the Republican nominee, [[Cerner Corporation]] executive and former [[Kansas Republican Party]] chairwoman [[Amanda Adkins (politician)|Amanda Adkins]], in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Senter |first1=Jay |title=Amanda Adkins of Overland Park enters race for Rep. Davids' seat, setting up Republican primary |url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2019/09/09/amanda-adkins-of-overland-park-enters-race-for-rep-davids-seat-setting-up-republican-primary-82409 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |publisher=Shawnee Mission Post |date=September 9, 2019}}</ref> Davids was endorsed by the ''[[Kansas City Star]]''.<ref>[https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article246768536.html], ''[[Kansas City Star]]'', October 30, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.</ref>

Davids defeated Adkins with 53.6% of the vote to Adkins's 43.6%.<ref name="KSgenr">{{cite web |title=2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals |url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/20elec/2020_General_Official_Vote_Totals.pdf |website=Kansas Secretary of State |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>

==== 2022 ====
{{See also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3}}

In 2022, Davids ran for reelection in the newly drawn 3rd district. Redistricting made the 3rd somewhat more Republican; it lost most of Kansas City while picking up some exurban territory to the west. Despite this, Davids defeated [[Amanda Adkins (politician)|Amanda Adkins]] for the second time with 54.9% of the vote to Adkins's 42.8% and 2.3% for the Libertarian Steve Hohe. She improved on her 2020 margin by 2.1%.

===Tenure===
[[File:Deb Haaland, Sharice Davids and Markwayne Mullin in 2020.png|thumb|Davids (center) before a committee meeting with Reps. [[Deb Haaland]] (D-NM) and [[Markwayne Mullin]] (R-OK)|left]]

On December 18, 2019, Davids voted to impeach President [[Donald Trump]] and was the only person representing Kansas to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-impeachment-vote-results-house-2019-12|title=Whip Count: Here's which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump|last=Panetta|first=Grace|date=December 18, 2019|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> In March 2020, Davids quarantined herself for possible exposure to [[Coronavirus disease 2019|coronavirus]]. Before that, she had mostly switched her congressional office from physical to digital.<ref>[https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article241377946.html Lucky Charms and blazer at the ready, Sharice Davids reflects on life in quarantine], ''[[Kansas City Star]]'', Bryan Lowry, March 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-18.</ref>

Davids was named a vice-chair of the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Democratic National Convention Announces 2020 Convention Officers, Schedule of Events |url=https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-announces-2020-convention-officers-schedule-of-events/ |website=2020 Democratic National Convention |access-date=3 August 2020 |date=30 July 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804111045/https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-announces-2020-convention-officers-schedule-of-events/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Davids voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]], according to a ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'' analysis. This results in a Biden Plus/Minus score of +10, indicating more support for Biden's priorities than would be expected given the makeup of her district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bycoffe |first=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}</ref>

Davids voted for the [[America COMPETES Act]] of 2022, which passed on a party-line vote. The bill authorized billions of dollars of government spending on American manufacturing and scientific research in an effort to compete with China.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-votes-spend-tens-billions-compete-china-manufacturing/story?id=82676726 House votes to spend tens of billions to compete with China in manufacturing The measure would also invest in semiconductor chip research]. ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]''. Mariam Khan, February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.</ref> Davids added an amendment to the legislation that would include small and medium-sized manufacturers in a $500 million pilot program for producing personal protective equipment and medical supplies.<ref>[https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article258047373.html Davids amendment makes it into bill to fund science and manufacturing, combat China], ''[[Kansas City Star]]'', Daniel DeesRochers, February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.</ref>

Davids voted to provide Israel with support following the [[2023 Hamas attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

=== Committee assignments===
*[[United States House Committee on Small Business|Committee on Small Business]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Small Business Committee- Subcomittees |url=https://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/subcommittees/|website=Small Business Committee- Subcomittees |date=February 9, 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
**[[United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access|Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access]]
*[[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Roster for Transportation and Infrastructure|url=https://transportation.house.gov/uploadedfiles/118th_rosters.pdf|website=118th Congress Rosters- Transportation and Infrastructure |date=February 9, 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
**[[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation|Subcommittee on Aviation]]
**[[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management|Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management]]
*[[United States House Committee on Agriculture|Committee on Agriculture]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CHAIRMAN THOMPSON, RANKING MEMBER SCOTT ANNOUNCE SUBCOMMITTEE ROSTERS FOR 118TH CONGRESS|url=https://agriculture.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7534|website=House Committee on Agriculture|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
**[[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit|Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit]]
**[[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology|Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology]]

=== Leadership===
*[[Party Leaders of the United States House of Representatives#Whips|Chief Deputy Whip]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Incoming Democratic Whip Katherine Clark Announces Chief Deputy Whips for 118th Congress|url=https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=70354CF7-447C-49B5-983B-BC960C135A33|website=Katherine Clark US House of Representatives|date=December 8, 2022|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

=== Caucus memberships ===
* [[Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus]] (Co-chair)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lgbt-cicilline.house.gov/members|title=Members|website=LGBT Equality Caucus|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>
* Congressional Native American Caucus (Vice Chair)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://haaland.house.gov/media/press-releases/native-american-caucus-leadership-established-116th-congress|title=Native American Caucus Leadership Established for 116th Congress|date=2019-01-30|website=Representative Debra Haaland|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702200145/https://haaland.house.gov/media/press-releases/native-american-caucus-leadership-established-116th-congress|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Solar Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi And Ralph Norman Relaunch The Bipartisan Congressional Solar Caucus For The 118th Congress|author=|url=https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-raja-krishnamoorthi-and-ralph-norman-relaunch-bipartisan|format=|publisher=United States Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi|date=|accessdate=15 November 2024}}</ref>
*[[New Democrat Coalition]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/members|publisher=New Democrat Coalition|access-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208100356/https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/members|archive-date=February 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> (Vice Chair for 118th Congress)<ref>{{cite web|title=New Leadership Press Release|url=https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-democrat-coalition-announces-vice-chair-roles-for-118th-congress|publisher=New Democrat Coalition|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref>
* House Pro-Choice Caucus<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://houseprochoicecaucus-degette.house.gov/about-pcc/members|title=Members|date=August 19, 2021|website=House Pro Choice Caucus}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Coalition on Adoption]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org|language=en}}</ref>

==Recognition==
In 2019, Representative [[Cheri Bustos]], then chair of the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], took note of Davids, "rating her toward the top of the freshman class in terms of doing things the right way."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.queerty.com/sharice-davids-making-name-congress-fighting-equality-20190620|title=Sharice Davids is making a name for herself in Congress fighting for equality|author=John Gallagher |date=20 June 2019|website=Queerty|language=en-US|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>

In June 2019, to mark the [[Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019|50th anniversary]] of the [[Stonewall riots]], an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern [[LGBT rights movement|LGBTQ rights movement]], ''[[Queerty]]'' named Davids one of the ''Pride50'' "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees|url=https://www.queerty.com/pride50|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210124033/https://www.queerty.com/pride50|archive-date=February 10, 2020|access-date=2019-06-18|website=Queerty|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gallagher|first=John|date=June 20, 2019|title=Sharice Davids is making a name for herself in Congress fighting for equality|work=[[Queerty]]|url=https://www.queerty.com/sharice-davids-making-name-congress-fighting-equality-20190620|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> She was also named to the 2021 ''[[Fast Company]]'' Queer 50 list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/queer-50/2021|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 7,643
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| votes = 173,621
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| candidate = Steven Hohe
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 11,077
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 128,839
| percentage = 42.8
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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 6,928
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| votes = 301,294
| percentage = 100.0
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| votes =209,871
| percentage =53.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Prasanth Reddy
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes =167,570
| percentage =42.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Steve Roberts|votes=15,892|percentage=4.0}}{{Election box total no change
| votes =393,333
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== See also ==
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* [[United States congressional delegations from Kansas]]
* [[List of LGBT members of the United States Congress]]
* [[List of Native Americans in the United States Congress]]
* [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]]
* [[2020 Kansas elections]]

== References ==
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* [https://www.shariceforcongress.com Campaign website]
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Sharice Davids
Davids smiling, Davids in 2019
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byKevin Yoder
Personal details
Born
Sharice Lynnette Davids

(1980-05-22) May 22, 1980 (age 44)
Frankfurt, West Germany
NationalityAmerican
Ho-Chunk
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City (BBA)
Cornell University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Sharice Davids's voice
Sharice Davids on her support for the INVEST Act
Recorded June 30, 2021

Sharice Lynnette Davids (/ʃəˈris/;[1] born May 22, 1980) is an American politician, attorney, and former mixed martial artist serving as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, she represents a district that includes most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Leawood, Lenexa, and Olathe.

Davids was elected in 2018 and became the first Democrat to represent a Kansas congressional district in a decade.[3] She is the first openly LGBT Native American elected to the United States Congress, the first openly LGBT person elected to the United States Congress from Kansas, and one of the first two Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to the United States Congress.[4][5][6] She is also the second Native American to represent Kansas in Congress, after Charles Curtis, who was Herbert Hoover's vice president. Davids is currently the only Democrat in Kansas' Republican-dominated congressional delegation.

An attorney educated at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and Cornell Law School, Davids was a professional mixed martial artist in the 2010s.[7]

Early life and education

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Davids was born on May 22, 1980, in Frankfurt, West Germany.[8] She is a member of the Ho-Chunk people, and an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.[9]

Her maternal grandfather, Fredrick J. Davids, a United States Army veteran, was born into the Mohican Nation Stockbridge-Munsee Band, in Oneida, Wisconsin.[10] Sharice was raised by her single mother, Crystal Herriage, who served in the U.S. Army.[11]

Davids attended Leavenworth High School, Haskell Indian Nations University, Johnson County Community College, the University of Kansas, and the University of Missouri–Kansas City, graduating from the latter with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2007.[12][13][14] She earned her Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 2010.[15] She lives in Roeland Park, Kansas and was endorsed for reelection by The Kansas City Star in 2022.[16][17]

Mixed martial arts career

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Davids began competing in mixed martial arts (MMA) as an amateur in 2006, and went professional in 2013. She had a 5–1 win–loss record as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional.[18] She tried out for The Ultimate Fighter but did not make it onto the show, leading her to shift her focus away from MMA to travel the U.S. and live on Native American reservations to work with the communities on economic and community development programs.[13]

Record

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Professional

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Rosa Acevedo Decision (unanimous) LCS 18 March 1, 2014 3 5:00 Torrington, Wyoming, United States [19][20]
Win 1–0 Nadia Nixon Submission (triangle choke) Shamrock FC – Conquest November 1, 2013 1 2:08 Kansas City, Missouri, United States [20]

Amateur

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 5–1 Heather Rafferty Decision (unanimous) Pride & Pain MMA October 20, 2012 3 3:00 Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States [20]
Win 4–1 Chandra Engel Submission (triangle choke) Ultimate Blue Corner Battles January 27, 2012 1 2:36 North Kansas City, Missouri, United States [20]
Win 3–1 Ronni Nanney TKO (knee & punch) Ultimate Blue Corner Battles April 1, 2011 3 3:00 North Kansas City, Missouri, United States [20]
Win 2–1 Stacia Hoss TKO (knee & punch) Ultimate Blue Corner Battles August 27, 2010 1 0:27 North Kansas City, Missouri, United States [20]
Loss 1–1 Erin Roper Submission (armbar) Shamrock FC: Midwest Fightfest May 11, 2007 1 1:53 Kansas City, Missouri, United States [20]
Win 1–0 Courtney Martel Technical Submission (triangle choke) ISFC Midwest Fightfest October 27, 2006 1 0:44 Kansas City, Missouri, United States [20]
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Davids began her legal career at SNR Denton in 2010.[21] She later directed community and economic development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[22]

In 2016, Davids worked as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.[12]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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Davids with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.

2018

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See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas § District 3

In 2018, Davids ran for the United States House of Representatives in Kansas's 3rd congressional district. In the August Democratic primary election, she defeated Brent Welder, who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, 37% to 34%.[23]

During a July 2018 episode of the Millennial Politics Podcast, host Jordan Valerie Allen asked Davids whether she supported abolishing ICE, the agency that enforces immigration laws and falls within the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, to which Davids responded, "you asked me about defunding, which I think is probably essentially the same thing. But yeah."[24][25] Despite denials by Davids through campaign statements and a television advertisement, the Associated Press fact checker ruled that she did in fact lend her support to ending the agency.[26]

Davids doing pushups for the congressional office lottery

Kansas City NPR member station KCUR fact-checked the claims that incumbent Representative Kevin Yoder and Davids made in separate interviews on its station and gave Yoder an "F". Yoder said that immigrants were making false asylum claims and would increase crime. Davids said that she supported single-payer health care, but it could not be enacted with Republicans in the White House. Meanwhile, she supports short-term goals like allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and getting generics to market faster. KCUR said that Davids's claim that teachers are not paid enough and can no longer take tax deductions for buying their own school supplies, was "partly true and partly false" since the tax deduction had been reinstated.[27]

Davids defeated Yoder in the November 8 general election by 53.6% to 43.9%.[28][29] Upon her swearing-in on January 3, 2019, she became the first Democrat to represent Kansas in the House since Dennis Moore left office in 2011.[3] She is also only the second Democrat to represent what is now the 3rd since 1963.

In 2019, Davids and Deb Haaland of New Mexico, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, became the first Native American women to serve in Congress. In March 2021, Haaland left Congress to become the Secretary of Interior in the Biden administration.[30]

2020

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See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas § District 3

In 2020, Davids was unopposed in the Democratic primary, winning 74,437 votes.[31]

Davids faced the Republican nominee, Cerner Corporation executive and former Kansas Republican Party chairwoman Amanda Adkins, in the general election.[32] Davids was endorsed by the Kansas City Star.[33]

Davids defeated Adkins with 53.6% of the vote to Adkins's 43.6%.[34]

2022

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See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas § District 3

In 2022, Davids ran for reelection in the newly drawn 3rd district. Redistricting made the 3rd somewhat more Republican; it lost most of Kansas City while picking up some exurban territory to the west. Despite this, Davids defeated Amanda Adkins for the second time with 54.9% of the vote to Adkins's 42.8% and 2.3% for the Libertarian Steve Hohe. She improved on her 2020 margin by 2.1%.

Tenure

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Davids (center) before a committee meeting with Reps. Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)

On December 18, 2019, Davids voted to impeach President Donald Trump and was the only person representing Kansas to do so.[35] In March 2020, Davids quarantined herself for possible exposure to coronavirus. Before that, she had mostly switched her congressional office from physical to digital.[36]

Davids was named a vice-chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[37]

Davids voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis. This results in a Biden Plus/Minus score of +10, indicating more support for Biden's priorities than would be expected given the makeup of her district.[38]

Davids voted for the America COMPETES Act of 2022, which passed on a party-line vote. The bill authorized billions of dollars of government spending on American manufacturing and scientific research in an effort to compete with China.[39] Davids added an amendment to the legislation that would include small and medium-sized manufacturers in a $500 million pilot program for producing personal protective equipment and medical supplies.[40]

Davids voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[41][42]

Committee assignments

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Leadership

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Caucus memberships

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Recognition

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In 2019, Representative Cheri Bustos, then chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, took note of Davids, "rating her toward the top of the freshman class in terms of doing things the right way."[54]

In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named Davids one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".[55][56] She was also named to the 2021 Fast Company Queer 50 list.[57]

Electoral history

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Kansas's 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary (2018)[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids 23,066 37.3
Democratic Brent Welder 20,904 33.8
Democratic Tom Niermann 8,844 14.3
Democratic Mike McCamon 4,278 6.9
Democratic Sylvia Williams 2,906 4.7
Democratic Jay Sidie 1,762 2.9
Total votes 61,760 100.0
Kansas's 3rd Congressional District Election (2018)[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids 164,253 53.3
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 136,104 44.2
Libertarian Chris Clemmons 7,643 2.5
Total votes 343,113 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
Kansas's 3rd Congressional District Election (2020)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids (incumbent) 212,084 53.5
Republican Amanda Adkins 173,621 43.8
Libertarian Steven Hohe 11,077 2.8
Total votes 396,282 100.0
Democratic hold
Kansas's 3rd Congressional District Election (2022)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids (incumbent) 165,527 54.9
Republican Amanda Adkins 128,839 42.8
Libertarian Steve Hohe 6,928 2.3
Total votes 301,294 100.0
Democratic hold
Kansas's 3rd Congressional District Election (2024)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids (incumbent) 209,871 53.4
Republican Prasanth Reddy 167,570 42.6
Libertarian Steve Roberts 15,892 4.0
Total votes 393,333 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sharice Davids [@sharicedavids] (September 8, 2020). "When the coronavirus hit and our economy slowed, Kansas businesses took a hit. Yet Wall Street's booming. It shows the deck is stacked. That's why I'm working to get COVID aid to small businesses, keeping Kansans on the job" (Tweet). Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
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  4. ^ Watkins, Eli (November 7, 2018). "First Native American women elected to Congress: Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland". CNN.
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  40. ^ Davids amendment makes it into bill to fund science and manufacturing, combat China, Kansas City Star, Daniel DeesRochers, February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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