Sharice Davids
American attorney and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharice Lynnette Davids (born May 22, 1980) is an American attorney, former mixed martial artist, and Democratic politician.[2] She became the member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 3rd congressional district on January 3, 2019.
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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 |
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Born | Sharice Lynnette Davids[1] (1980-05-22) May 22, 1980 (age 43) Frankfurt, West Germany |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Haskell Indian Nations University University of Kansas Johnson County Community College University of Missouri–Kansas City (BA) Cornell University (JD) |
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Davids is the first Democrat from Kansas elected to Congress in a decade.[3] Davids is the first openly LGBT Native American in the United States Congress, the first openly gay person elected to the United States 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]