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Revision as of 03:58, 25 October 2018
Sharice Davids | |
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| Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district | |
| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Opponent | Kevin Yoder |
| Incumbent | Kevin Yoder |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri–Kansas City Cornell Law School |
| Occupation | attorney |
Sharice Davids is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas.
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.[1][2] In 2006, she began to fight MMA. She tried out for ‘’The Ultimate Fighter’’.[2] She had a 5–1 win-loss record as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional.[3]
Davids earned her Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 2009.[3] She worked for SNR Denton[4] and on community development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In 2016, she was a White House Fellow.[1]
Davids is running for the United States House of Representatives in Kansas's 3rd congressional district against Kevin Yoder.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/02/15/shawnee-resident-white-house-fellow-sharice-davids-enters-race-yoders-seat-69792
- ^ a b https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/06/sharice-evans-us-congress-mixed-martial-arts
- ^ a b https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/3/14/17038716/from-the-cage-to-congress-former-mma-fighter-sharice-davids-now-entering-the-political-arena
- ^ 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/
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/politics/sharice-davids-kansas-3rd-district/index.html
- ^ https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/08/08/sharice-davids-edges-brent-welder-for-democratic-nomination-will-face-kevin-yoder-in-fall-73003