Sharice Davids | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Yoder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sharice Lynnette Davids May 22, 1980 Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Nationality | American Ho-Chunk |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Missouri–Kansas City (BBA) Cornell University (JD) |
| Website | House website |
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]
- ^ 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.