Sharice Davids
Bio | In her early life, Davids a was raised by a single mother in the army. She later graduated Cornell Law School and became one of the first Native Americans to serve in Congress. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Kansas |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Kansas |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election KS-03 | KS-03 | Yes | Running | 56.0% |
Campaign Financing | The vast majority of Davids' campaign finances comes from contributions. He is a co-sponsor of the For the People Act which empowers people to vote while curbing the power of money in elections. |
Voting Rights | Davids believes that the foundation of the country relies on elections and voting. As such, she was a co-sponsor of the Voting Rights Advancement Act which increased access and capability to vote. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Davids advocates for the expansion of healthcare coverage. Davids believes that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. She does not want to repeal the Affordable Care Act and would like to decrease costs as a means of expanding coverage. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Davids is supportive of socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Davids is interested in bringing down the cost of healthcare which works against the profit-driven interests of private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Davids advocates for LGBT rights. Davids is the first openly gay congressperson from the state of Kansas. She stands with the LGBT community. |
| Taxes | For | Davids opposes tax cuts. Davids has noted that tax cuts have historically disproportionately benefited corporations and the wealthy. As such, she generally opposes limiting taxation. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Does not advocate for a flat tax rate Davids has noted that tax cuts have historically disproportionately benefited corporations and the wealthy. As such, she generally opposes limiting taxation. |
| Abortion | For | She is pro-choice. Davids maintains that it is not the role of government to interfere with the reproductive rights of women. The organization, Pro-Choice America, has endorsed the congresswoman. |
| Gun Control | For | Supports regulations on guns Davids is supportive of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has not taken a clear position on the issue Davids is supportive of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Government Interference | For | Davids advocates for government intervention. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Davids is supportive of the government funding of Planned Parenthood and has been endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. |
| Welfare | For | Is supportive of welfare programs. Davids holds that welfare programs are a legitimate means of funneling resources to the needy of America's population. She has been endorsed by the Social Security Works PAC which seeks to protect and expand welfare programs. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No explicit stance on stem cell research |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Davids has not taken a stance on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Davids has not taken a stance on this issue. |
| Military Spending | For | Is a proponent of increased defense spending |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Davids opposes the War on Terror due to potential for conflict escalation. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Davids supports international interaction. Davids has applauded the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement which essentially renegotiated the terms of NAFTA. She believes international trade is a key component to a thriving economy back home. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has not taken a position on the legitimacy of the United Nations |
| Nationalism | Against | Opposes white nationalism |
| Free Markets | Against | Generally does not support free markets Davids maintains the idea that government interference in free markets is necessary for the health of the economy. Through mechanisms such as corporate taxation as well as regulations in fields like healthcare, the congresswoman supports a mixed economy. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No explicit stance on Brexit |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No explicit stance on affirmative action |
| Government Spending | For | Davids sees spending, specifically in the form of local infrastructure investment, as a means of spurring economic growth. |
| Charter Schools | For | Supports charter schools |
| Common Core | Unknown | Davids has no clear position on Common Core standards. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Davids is a proponent of clean energy. Davids maintains that the science does not lie about climate change. As such, she believes we must take action by investing in renewable energy. She voted in favor of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act as well as other legislation that focuses on establishing a more sustainable economy. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | Davids does not necessarily support religious freedom. The congresswoman supports limiting businesses' right to refuse service to individuals based on their religious beliefs on the basis of advancing LGBT rights. As such, Davids holds other issues as a higher priority. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Supports the separation of church and state |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Davids has not made an explicit statement on this point and she is not a co-sponsor of H.R. 40, an act to create a commission to study reparations. |
| Border Control | Nuance | Davids supports bipartisan immigration reform. Davids is committed to progress through bipartisan immigration reform. While she does not want to fully abolish ICE, she believes that a physical wall would be a waste of resources. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Davids does not have a position on passenger profiling and is not a co-sponsor of the End Racial Profiling Act. |
| DACA | For | Davids supports DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No explicit stance on sanctuary cities |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Does not support the legalization of cannabis. |