Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by
Kevin Yoder
Personal details
Born
Sharice Lynnette Davids
(1980-05-22) May 22, 1980 (age 44) Frankfurt, West Germany
Nationality
American Ho-Chunk
Political party
Democratic
Education
University of Missouri–Kansas City (BBA) Cornell University (JD)
Website
House 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 attorney, former mixed martial artist, and politician 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.
Elected in 2018, Davids became the first Democrat elected to represent a Kansas congressional district in a decade.[3] She is the first openly LGBT Native American elected to the U.S. Congress, the first openly lesbian person elected to the U.S. Congress from Kansas, and one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, along with Deb Haaland of New Mexico.[4][5][6] She defeated incumbent Kevin Yoder in the 2018 election. 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's 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]
^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.
^"Missouri Bar 2010 Admittees" (PDF).
^Lowry, Brian (April 15, 2019). "'Not a showoff.' Sharice Davids' quiet approach endears her to Democratic leaders." The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^Watkins, Eli (November 7, 2018). "First Native American women elected to Congress: Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland". CNN.
^Lowry, Bryan; Bergen, Katy (November 6, 2018). "Sharice Davids makes history: Kansas' 1st gay rep, 1st Native American woman in Congress". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^"CNN.com – Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^Zidan, Karim (August 6, 2018). "How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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