Sharice Davids
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 (
Elected in
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
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
Mixed martial arts career
Davids began competing in
Record
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 |
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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] |
Legal career
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
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2018
In 2018, Davids ran for the
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]
Kansas City
Davids defeated Yoder in the November 8 general election.[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
In 2020, Davids was unopposed in the Democratic primary, winning 74,437 votes.[31]
Davids faced the Republican nominee,
Davids defeated Adkins with 53.6% of the vote to Adkins's 43.6%.[34]
2022
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. Her margin was almost identical to her 2020 margin.
Tenure
On December 18, 2019, Davids voted to impeach President
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
Committee assignments
- Committee on Small Business[43]
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure[44]
- Committee on Agriculture[45]
- Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology
Leadership
- Chief Deputy Whip[46]
Caucus memberships
- Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus (Co-chair)[47]
- Congressional Native American Caucus (Vice Chair)[48]
- New Democrat Coalition[49] (Vice Chair for 118th Congress)[50]
- House Pro-Choice Caucus[51]
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption[52]
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."[53]
In June 2019, to mark the
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
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 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 |
See also
- 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
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b 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.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "DAVIDS, Sharice". U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved June 25, 2019. Official listing on the History archives of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas". NBC News. November 7, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Fredrick J. Davids obituary, Amos Funeral Home, June 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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- ^ a b Senter, Jay (February 15, 2018). "Shawnee resident, White House fellow Sharice Davids enters race for Yoder's seat". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b Karim Zidan (August 6, 2018). "How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history". The Guardian. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ Bradley-Lopez, Gary (October 17, 2018). "UMKC alumnus Sharice Davids is not your average candidate". The University News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Sharice Davids '10 Wins Historic Election in Congressional Race in Kansas". Cornell Law School. November 8, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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- Kansas City Star, Star Editorial Board, October 11, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Raimondi, Marc (March 14, 2018). "Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids trying to go from the cage to Congress". MMA Fighting. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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- ^ Stanley-Becker, Isaac (August 14, 2018). "Sharice Davids, who sees past discrimination as her asset, could become the first gay Native American in Congress". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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- ^ Lowry, Bryan (August 23, 2018). "U.S. House candidate Sharice Davids voiced support for defunding ICE in July podcast". Kansas City Star.
- ^ Weigel, David (August 27, 2018). "'I do, I would, I would': How an answer to an ICE question rumbled a Kansas congressional race". Washington Post.
- ^ "AP FACT CHECK: Kansas Democrat did say she favors ending ICE". AP NEWS. September 6, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ We Fact-Checked The Two Candidates In Kansas' 3rd District, And One Got An 'F', By Celisa Calacal, KCUR, October 29, 2018
- ^ Kenny, Caroline (August 9, 2018). "Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids could become the first lesbian Native American congresswoman – CNNPolitics". Cnn.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Sharice Davids edges Brent Welder for Democratic nomination, will face Kevin Yoder in fall". August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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- ^ "2020 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Senter, Jay (September 9, 2019). "Amanda Adkins of Overland Park enters race for Rep. Davids' seat, setting up Republican primary". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- Kansas City Star, October 30, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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External links
- Congresswoman Sharice Davids official U.S. House website
- Campaign website