Who's running for Congress in Kansas' 3rd District? This is who Sharice Davids is up against
Four candidates are looking to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids from the Kansas 3rd Congressional District seat.
Davids has held the seat through four elections, one redrawing of her district, and another redistricting attempt. Her challengers say her time in Washington has made her serve political insiders rather than Kansans.
After flipping the seat formerly held by four-term GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder, Davids has boasted about her bipartisanship. Her Democratic primary challenger, Sarah Preu, wants the seat to take a hard left.
Where Davids has spoken out against the Leavenworth CoreCivic detention facility and declared “thoughtful immigration enforcement is necessary,” Preu would abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Davids’ Libertarian challenger, Steve Hohe, accuses her of being part of the “DC Swamp,” more interested in serving the Washington establishment than representing her constituents.
Her Republican challengers say voters should send a veteran, not a career p…