Pauly Denetclaw
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U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids has officially filed for reelection to Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, she said in a May 11 campaign press release. Davids, Ho-Chunk, is the longest-serving Indigenous woman in the U.S. Congress.
President Donald J. Trump urged states ahead of the midterm elections to change congressional maps to favor Republican candidates. This was brought up in Kansas and specifically targeting Davids’ seat, as the lone Democratic House member.
Davids said that if Kansas Republicans manipulated the congressional maps for her district she would seriously consider a run for the U.S. Senate, according to the Kansas Reflector.
The Kansas State Legislature has, so far, been unsuccessful in calling a special session to make changes to the congressional maps. Davids has already been able to maintain her house seat after the 2020 redistricting that made the 3rd Congressional District more conservative.
If reelected, this would be her fifth term.
Davids said she is going to continue fighting for Kansas families and affordability is her top issue.
“I hear from Kansans all the time who feel like they are doing everything right and still getting hit from every direction because the system is tilted toward special interests that know how to bend the rules,” said Davids. “People want leaders who listen, tell the truth, and actually fix issues instead of making them worse. So, as I run for reelection, my focus remains on working with both parties to lower costs and ensure Washington delivers for hardworking Kansans — not billionaires or powerful corporations.”
The high costs of living expenses has become a major election issue during this year’s midterm election.
The top three issues she will focus on are “lowering everyday costs and support good-paying jobs, protect access to healthcare and reproductive freedom, and push back against special interests and extreme politics in Washington that are driving up costs and making life harder for Kansas families,” according to a press release.
The Kansas primary election will be held on Aug. 4.
As of May 11, there is only one challenger to Davids in the primary. Sarah Preu is running as a progressive Democratic candidate and has critiqued Davids for not being liberal enough.
The general election will take place on Nov. 3