Sharice Davids

Sharice Davids
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Kevin Yoder
Personal details
Born	Sharice Lynnette Davids[1] (1980-05-22) May 22, 1980 (age 44) 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)

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.

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]

1. ↑ Missouri Bar 2010 Admittees
2. ↑ Sharice Davids Biography, Wiki, Age, Education, Family, LGBTQ, MMA, Kansas Democrat Candidate Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Globintel, September 30, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ Watkins, Eli (November 7, 2018). "First Native American women elected to Congress: Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland". CNN.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ "CNN.com – Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.