Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids, a Democrat who has represented Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019, seeks re-election in 2026 against Republican Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee city councilman.
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- Born
- May 22, 1980
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt, West Germany
- Education
- Leavenworth High School
Haskell Indian Nations University
Johnson County Community College
University of Kansas
University of Missouri-Kansas City (bachelor's degree in business administration, 2007)
Cornell Law School (Juris Doctor, 2010)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Sharice Davids was born on May 22, 1980, in Frankfurt, West Germany. She is a member of the Ho-Chunk people and an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, and she was raised by her single mother, Crystal Herriage, who served in the U.S. Army.
Davids attended Leavenworth High School, Haskell Indian Nations University, Johnson County Community College and the University of Kansas before graduating from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2007.
She earned her Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 2010.
Career
Sharice Davids competed in mixed martial arts, as an amateur beginning in 2006 and as a professional beginning in 2013. She began her legal career at SNR Denton in 2010, later directed community and economic development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and in 2016 worked as a White House fellow in the Department of Transportation.
In 2018 Davids won the Democratic primary in Kansas's 3rd congressional district over Brent Welder and then defeated Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder by 53.6% to 43.9%.
When she was sworn in on January 3, 2019, she became the first Democrat to represent Kansas in the House since Dennis Moore left office in 2011, and she is the first openly LGBT Native American elected to Congress.
She defeated Republican Amanda Adkins in 2020 and 2022 and Republican Prasanth Reddy in 2024. In the 119th Congress she sits on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Agriculture, and she serves as a chief deputy whip.
2026 race
Sharice Davids is running for re-election in Kansas's 3rd congressional district, which encompasses much of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including a portion of Kansas City, all of Johnson County and several rural counties to the south and west. She was re-elected in 2024 with 53.4% of the vote.
In the Democratic primary she defeated Sarah Preu, a technology and communications professional, by 83.4% to 16.6%. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Davids faces Republican Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee city councilman, and Libertarian Steven A. Hohe.