Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (born May 22, 1980 in Frankfurt am Main ) is an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party . Since January 3, 2019, she has been a member of the US House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional electoral district of the US state of Kansas .
Life
Davids is a member of the Winnebago Indian people . Davids attended Leavenworth High School and Johnson County Community College. She studied law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and Cornell Law School . She practices as a lawyer in Kansas. On November 6, 2018, she became a member of the United States House of Representatives. Davids and Deb Haaland are the first two women Indigenous MPs to be elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Web links
Commons : Sharice Davids - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Kansas City Star: Sharice Davids makes history: Kansas' 1st gay rep, 1st Native American woman in Congress
- The Guardian: How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history
- Spiegel.de: For the first time women of indigenous descent in Congress
- CNN: Ex-MMA fighter Sharice Davids could become the first lesbian Native American congresswoman
Individual evidence
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- Sharice Davids in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English) , accessed on April 1, 2020th
- ↑ The Guardian: How Sharice Davids traded in MMA for a shot at political history
- ↑ Kansas City Star: Sharice Davids makes history: Kansas' 1st gay rep, 1st Native American woman in Congress
- ^ Spiegel.de: For the first time women of indigenous descent in Congress
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SURNAME | Davids, Sharice |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main , Germany |