Sharice Lynnette Davids was born on May 22, 1980, and is an American attorney, former mixed martial artist, and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019.
As a member of the Democratic Party, Davids represents a district that encompasses most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Leawood, Lenexa, and Olathe.
In 2018, Davids made history by becoming the first Democrat elected to represent a Kansas congressional district in a decade. Moreover, 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.
Davids' election victory came after she defeated incumbent Kevin Yoder in the 2018 election. Notably, she is also the second Native American to represent Kansas in Congress, following Charles Curtis, who was Herbert Hoover's vice president. As of 2022, Davids remains the only Democrat in Kansas's congressional delegation.
Prior to her political career, Davids earned a law degree from Cornell Law School and a degree in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Interestingly, she was also a professional mixed martial artist in the 2010s before pursuing a career in politics.
