Born: 22 May 1980, Germany
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Rep. Sharice Davids is the co-author of the autobiographical children’s book “Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman” (HarperCollins Kids), which was included on Here Wee Read’s 2021 Ultimate List of Diverse Children’s Books. She is also a first-generation college graduate who earned a degree from Cornell Law School and has gone on to represent the state of Kansas as a member of Congress. Previously, Davids was a professional mixed martial artist and a White House Fellow under President Barack Obama. She is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and has made history by becoming the first openly LGBTQ Native American woman to serve in Congress.
The following is republished from the U.S. Congress. This piece falls under under public domain, as copyright does not apply to “any work of the U.S. Government” where “a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person’s official duties” (See, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 105).
a Representative from Kansas; born in Frankfurt, Germany, May 22, 1980; an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation; graduated from Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth, Kans., 1998; attended Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kans.; attended University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans.; A.A., Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kans., 2003; B.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo., 2007; J.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 2010; lawyer; business owner; non-profit executive; professional athlete; White House Fellow, 2016-2017; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).