Sharice Davids

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Sharice Davids
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U.S. House Kansas District 3
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Leavenworth High School

Associate

Johnson County Community College, 2003

Bachelor's

University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2007

Law

Cornell Law School, 2010

Contact

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Sharice Davids (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2019. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Davids (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Davids was one of the first two Native American women to win election to the U.S. Congress in history. The other, Debra Haaland (D) in New Mexico, also won election in 2018. Davids was also the first LGBTQ Native American to be elected to the U.S. Congress.[1]


Biography

Davids earned her associate degree in liberal arts from Johnson County Community College in 2003, her B.A. in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2007, and her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2010.[2]

Davids' career experience includes working as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation, as chair of the board of directors of Twelve Clans, Inc. for the Ho-Chunk Nation, as deputy director for the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, as director of economic development at Red Cloud Indian School, as an associate at SNR Denton, and worked as of-counsel at Ceiba Legal.[2] Davids practiced mixed-martial arts with a 1-1 win/loss record in professional fights. She is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation tribe.[3]

2022 battleground election

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

Ballotpedia identified the November 8, 2022, general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) defeated Amanda Adkins (R) and Steve Hohe (L) in the November 8, 2022, general election for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District.

This race was a rematch of the 2020 general election, when Davids defeated Adkins 53.6% to 43.6%. Hohe also ran that year and received 2.8% of the vote. Davids was first elected in 2018, when she defeated then-incumbent Rep. Kevin Yoder (R) 53.6% to 43.9%. Yoder had been in office since 2011.

The Kansas City Star's Daniel Desrochers said, "After Adkins lost to Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids by 10 percentage points in 2020, the Republican-controlled Legislature redrew the district. ... [It] went from one Democrats won in the presidential race in both 2016 and 2020 to boundaries that former President Donald Trump would have won in 2016 and President Joe Biden would have narrowly flipped four years later."[4]

The Cook Political Report’s PVI (Partisan Voting Index)[5] for the old district was D+2, while the score for the redrawn district was R+1.[6] President Joe Biden (D) would have carried the redrawn district in 2020 with 51.2% of the vote to former President Donald Trump's (R) 46.7%, while Trump would have carried it in 2018 with 48.2% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 42.9%. To view a comparison of the old and new district maps, click here.

Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, worked as a lawyer and nonprofit executive serving Native American communities before coming into office.[7] Davids was one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, alongside former Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), and was the first openly lesbian Native American elected to Congress.[8]

Adkins was a former congressional staffer who served as chairwoman of the Kansas Republican Party from 2009 to 2013. Adkins also served on the executive committee of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and was a vice-president at the Cerner Corporation for 11 years. [9][10]

Davids focused on economic issues and said her willingness to work with Republicans on bipartisan legislation would help bring manufacturing jobs to Kansans. “I worked with both parties to boost manufacturing right here in America,” Davids said. "From health care to infrastructure to agriculture, I’ll work with anyone, regardless of party, to do what’s best for Kansas.”[11][12] Davids also highlighted her support for abortion rights. "My position is clear: I believe people have a right to make their own health care decisions, not the government, and I have stood up against extreme politicians who want to take away that right,” Davids said.[13]

Adkins said Davids' voting record was too aligned with the Biden administration and did not reflect the will of Davids' constituents.[14] Adkins also said the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a measure Davids voted for, was responsible for the increase in inflation in 2022. Adkins said, "Paying more for goods and services? Thank Sharice Davids, who voted for the $1.9 trillion spending bill that has fueled inflation to a 40-year high."[15] Adkins also focused on immigration and said she supported building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.[16]

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids defeated Prasanth Reddy and Steve Roberts in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D)
 
53.4
 
209,871
Image of Prasanth Reddy
Prasanth Reddy (R)
 
42.6
 
167,570
Image of Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts (L)
 
4.0
 
15,892

Total votes: 393,333
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
 
100.0
 
37,837

Total votes: 37,837
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Prasanth Reddy defeated Karen Crnkovich in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Prasanth Reddy
Prasanth Reddy
 
53.1
 
26,573
Image of Karen Crnkovich
Karen Crnkovich Candidate Connection
 
46.9
 
23,510

Total votes: 50,083
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Steve Roberts advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on April 20, 2024.

Candidate
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Steve Roberts (L)

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Davids received the following endorsements.

  • Kansas Farm Bureau

2022

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids defeated Amanda Adkins and Steve Hohe in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D)
 
54.9
 
165,527
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins (R)
 
42.8
 
128,839
Image of Steve Hohe
Steve Hohe (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
6,928

Total votes: 301,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
 
100.0
 
103,945

Total votes: 103,945
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Amanda Adkins defeated John McCaughrean in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins
 
77.2
 
96,896
Image of John McCaughrean
John McCaughrean Candidate Connection
 
22.8
 
28,573

Total votes: 125,469
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Steve Hohe advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
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Polls

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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[19] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[20] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Sharice Davids Democratic Party $7,894,096 $8,309,623 $63,623 As of December 31, 2022
Amanda Adkins Republican Party $3,854,561 $3,869,766 $27,504 As of December 31, 2022
Steve Hohe Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


Satellite spending

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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[21][22][23]

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Race ratings

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  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[24]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[25][26][27]

Race ratings: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticToss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticToss-upToss-upToss-up
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.


2020

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids defeated Amanda Adkins and Steve Hohe in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D)
 
53.6
 
220,049
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins (R)
 
43.6
 
178,773
Image of Steve Hohe
Steve Hohe (L)
 
2.8
 
11,596

Total votes: 410,418
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
 
100.0
 
74,437

Total votes: 74,437
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Amanda Adkins defeated Sara Hart Weir, Adrienne Vallejo Foster, Mike Beehler, and Tom Love in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins
 
30.6
 
29,082
Image of Sara Hart Weir
Sara Hart Weir Candidate Connection
 
23.0
 
21,833
Image of Adrienne Vallejo Foster
Adrienne Vallejo Foster Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
19,057
Image of Mike Beehler
Mike Beehler Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
18,399
Tom Love
 
6.9
 
6,533

Total votes: 94,904
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Democratic primary)
See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)

General election

Sharice Davids defeated incumbent Kevin Yoder and Chris Clemmons in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D) Candidate Connection
 
53.6
 
170,518
Image of Kevin Yoder
Kevin Yoder (R)
 
43.9
 
139,762
Image of Chris Clemmons
Chris Clemmons (L)
 
2.5
 
8,021

Total votes: 318,301
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Democratic primary election

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
23,379
Image of Brent Welder
Brent Welder
 
33.8
 
21,190
Image of Tom Niermann
Tom Niermann
 
14.3
 
8,939
Image of Mike McCamon
Mike McCamon
 
7.0
 
4,354
Image of Sylvia Williams
Sylvia Williams
 
4.7
 
2,955
Image of Jay Sidie
Jay Sidie
 
2.9
 
1,790

Total votes: 62,607
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Republican primary election

Incumbent Kevin Yoder defeated Trevor Keegan and Joe Myers in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Yoder
Kevin Yoder
 
68.1
 
53,130
Image of Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan
 
18.7
 
14,574
Joe Myers
 
13.2
 
10,268

Total votes: 77,972
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign advertisements

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2020

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Sharice Davids participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Sharice Davids' responses follow below.[28]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Safe communities

Easy access to quality affordable healthcare
Excellent education no matter your zip code
[29][30]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Increasing transparency and participation

Addressing systemic and structural barriers that prevent equalityCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[30]


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A proud Kansan, Sharice Davids was raised by a single mom, and if elected, will be the first Native American woman in Congress. After graduating from Johnson County Community College, she earned an Ivy League law degree and went on to work for President Obama as a White House Fellow. Davids has focused her career on bringing equality to underserved communities and providing more opportunities to help middle-class families get ahead. In Congress, she will work to expand access to affordable health care, strengthen our public schools, make college more affordable and invest in our infrastructure to create more good-paying jobs.[30]

—Sharice Davids[2]

Campaign website

Davids' campaign website stated the following:

Our Economy

Sharice believes -

  • The current Republican tax bill is a corporate giveaway and a handout to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans.
  • Worst yet, the tax bill saddles our future generations with a crippling financial burden and further in debts our country to foreign nations, such as China.
  • Small businesses are the lifeblood of America and need to be front of mind when creating economic policy.
  • Modernizing our aging infrastructure is necessary to maintain our communities and our economies. It would create thousands of jobs and provide a foundation for decades of future growth.

Sharice plans to -

  • Fight for a true tax cut for the middle class.
  • Incentivize health care benefits for small businesses and create a small business standard deduction to lower administrative costs.
  • Create a childcare tax credit to help working families across America.
  • Support efforts to increase broadband access, which is key to economic success in the modern economy.


Our Education

Sharice believes -

  • Every student should have access to quality public education, regardless of their zip code, ability, or special needs.
  • Supporting early childhood education and afterschool programs benefits families and gives children more opportunities to succeed.
  • The cost of obtaining a college degree has skyrocketed and so has the likelihood of crushing student loans. We should be implementing policies that encourage and facilitate the opportunity for higher education.
  • Students should be exposed to careers in trades and technical areas - skills that are vitally important to a robust economy.

Sharice plans to -

  • Implement a holistic approach to education, focusing on access to quality public options from pre-K through secondary higher education and promoting strong, skills-based training programs.
  • Prioritize access to public education and facilitate ways for Congress to partner with and support states in implementing robust K-12 systems. Sharice will work to support opportunities to hone technical skills through apprenticeships and partnerships with community colleges and trade schools.
  • Support Head Start programs and ensure they are operating effectively. Sharice understands the importance of afterschool and summer programs for educational success, particularly in households where adults are working long hours to support their families.
  • Support policies that enable people to refinance student loans at lower rates and make it easier to renegotiate a loan’s terms.
  • Support initiatives such as loan forgiveness programs for those entering public service.


Our Healthcare

Sharice believes -

  • Too many Americans are suffering - and dying - because they lack affordable healthcare.
  • It is unacceptable that we pay the highest cost for prescription drugs in the world.
  • Women face too many restrictions and regulations over the care of their own bodies. Costs are too high for the full range of necessary reproductive healthcare services, including pre-natal, post-natal, contraception, and fertility treatment.

Sharice plans to -

  • Support the continued expansion of Medicaid.
  • Support legislation that prevents price gouging and restricts the ability of companies to slow the introduction of generic brands.
  • Enable Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
  • Support legislation that ensures women have access to a full range of healthcare services and that they are not excluded from insurance plans or denied care by providers.
  • Support initiatives aimed at reducing the alarming and preventable disparity of maternal mortality rate facing African American mothers.

Our Gun Safety

Sharice believes -

  • We must demand more than condolences from our lawmakers. We need swift legislation to enact common sense gun safety laws.
  • We can not allow legislators who accept millions of dollars from the gun rights lobby to continue risking the safety of our children and communities in exchange for campaign contributions.
  • Guns do have their place. As part of a military family, Sharice recognizes that firearms have a role in society. That place is not in schools, in hospitals, in mental health facilities, or in the homes of domestic abusers.

Sharice plans to -

  • Support a holistic approach to reducing gun violence and deaths in our country.
  • Treat gun violence as a public health issue, allowing us to study it and regulate it as such.
  • Never accept any campaign contributions or endorsements from the gun lobby.
  • Support expanded background checks and higher standards for conceal-and-carry permits.

Our Environment

Sharice believes -

  • Climate change is real and should be addressed immediately.
  • Protecting our environment and natural resources is necessary for our planet and our economies.
  • Kansas is uniquely poised to capitalize on wind energy, as our region has some of the highest wind production potential in the world. We should capitalize on renewables as a mechanism for job growth and skill development.

Sharice plans to -

  • Support tax policies that encourage use of and transition to renewable energy resources.
  • Work to create greater investment in Kansas’ wind-production infrastructure.
  • Fight against the dismantling of the Clean Water and Air Acts.

Our Immigration

Sharice believes -

  • Our current immigration system is unnecessarily complex and outdated.
  • We must protect our borders and national security interests. This should be a part of any immigration debate. Anti-immigrant fear-mongering, however, should not be.
  • The country promised to protect childhood arrivals under the DACA program and we must uphold that word.

Sharice plans to -

  • Do the hard work necessary to finally achieve comprehensive immigration reform.
  • Work across the aisle to develop common sense policy that protects our national security while also celebrating and supporting our nation’s role as a beacon of hope for people around the world.
  • Fight to protect DACA recipients and create a pathway to citizenship for those undocumented immigrants -- our friends, teachers, neighbors -- who have known no other home.

Our Equal Rights

Sharice believes -

  • That all people are created equal.
  • That we are all guaranteed the same rights, freedoms, and protections under the law.

Sharice plans to -

  • Combat voter restrictions and fight for fair and equal access to the ballot box.
  • Support legislation and policies that recognize full civil rights protections for LGBTQI people.

CONTACT [email protected] 13851 W. 63rd St. #303 Shawnee, KS 66216

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Sharice Davids for Congress[31]

Campaign advertisements

The following is an example of an ad from Davids' 2018 election campaign.

"Working for You" - Davids campaign ad, released October 24, 2018

Campaign finance summary


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Sharice Davids campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Kansas District 3Won general$5,977,871 $5,638,238
2022U.S. House Kansas District 3Won general$7,894,096 $8,309,623
2020U.S. House Kansas District 3Won general$5,790,837 $5,320,319
2018U.S. House Kansas District 3Won general$4,860,761 $4,852,129
Grand total$24,523,565 $24,120,309
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Sharice Davids
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Mandela Barnes  source  (D) U.S. Senate Wisconsin (2022) PrimaryLost General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Sharice Davids
MeasurePositionOutcome
Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (August 2022)  source OpposeDefeated

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Davids was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2021-2022

Davids was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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Key votes

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Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (327-75)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-214)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-211)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (357-70)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (217-199)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (320-91)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (387-26)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-214)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (214-213)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (341-82)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 19, 2020

See also: Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

On March 19, 2020, Sharice Davids announced a voluntary self-quarantine after being in contact with a congressman who tested positive for coronavirus.[100]

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Footnotes

  1. NBC News, "Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas," November 7, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 9, 2018.
  3. MMA Fighting, "From the cage to Congress? Former MMA fighter Sharice Davids now entering the political arena," March 14, 2018
  4. The Kansas City Star, "Kansas has one of the most competitive US House seats. Does Davids or Adkins have momentum?" September 5, 2022
  5. The Cook Political Report’s PVI is an index that uses the results of the prior two elections to measure how a district votes in presidential elections when compared to the country as whole.
  6. The Cook Political Report, "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List," July 12, 2022
  7. LinkedIn, "Sharice Davids," accessed September 11, 2022
  8. Sharice Davids, "About," accessed September 11, 2022
  9. LinkedIn, "Amanda Adkins," accessed September 11, 2022
  10. Amanda Adkins, "Amanda L. Adkins," accessed September 11, 2022
  11. Twitter, "Sharice Davids," August 12, 2022
  12. Sharice Davids, "SHARICE FOR CONGRESS RELEASES NEW AD: ‘BIG’," accessed September 11, 2022
  13. Sharice Davids, "ICYMI: AMANDA ADKINS TRIES TO HIDE HER LONG-HELD ANTI-ABORTION POSITION," accessed September 11, 2022
  14. Amanda Adkins, "Adkins Releases New TV Ad: “Nice Job, Sharice," August 24, 2022
  15. Facebook, "Amanda Adkins for Congress," September 7, 2022
  16. Amanda Adkins for Congress, "Defending America’s Borders and Advancing Our Workforce," accessed September 11, 2022
  17. For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
  18. Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
  19. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  20. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  21. OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
  22. OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
  23. National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
  24. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  25. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  26. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  27. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  28. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  29. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Sharice Davids' responses," July 9, 2018
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  31. "Priorities," accessed June 16, 2018
  32. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  33. Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
  34. Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  35. Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
  36. Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
  37. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
  38. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
  39. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  40. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
  41. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
  42. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
  43. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
  44. Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
  45. Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
  46. Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
  47. Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  48. Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  49. Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8070," accessed February 13, 2025
  50. Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
  51. Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  52. Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
  53. Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
  54. Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
  55. Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  56. Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  57. Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  58. Congress.gov, "H.R.3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act," accessed January 20, 2023
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  60. Congress.gov, "H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
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  63. Congress.gov, "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  64. Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  65. Congress.gov, "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
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  67. Congress.gov, "H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
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  69. Congress.gov, "H.R.5 - Equality Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  70. Congress.gov, "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
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  72. Congress.gov, "H.R.7688 - Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  73. Congress.gov, "H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021," accessed January 20, 2023
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  75. Congress.gov, "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  76. Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
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  78. Congress.gov, "H.R.1044 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020," accessed March 22, 2024
  79. Congress.gov, "H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act," accessed April 23, 2024
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  99. Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors," accessed April 27, 2024
  100. KSHB, "Rep. Sharice Davids to self-quarantine after Congress member tests positive, March 19, 2020


Political offices
Preceded by
Kevin Yoder (R)
U.S. House Kansas District 3
2019-Present
Succeeded by
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Senators
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Ron Estes (R)
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