JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — This election, voters in Kansas will pick who represents them in Washington D.C. in the Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District.
Democratic incumbent Sharice Davids is running for a fourth term in office.
Republican Prasanth Reddy wants to upset the seat. A profile on his campaign can be found here.
Kansans have gotten to know Davids over the last six years, but her resume ranges from infrastructure deals to defender of abortion rights.
Davids has worked extensively on economic development among the Native American tribes and community, which led her to being the second Native American woman to hold a seat in Congress.
Some of her achievements in office have been capping insulin costs and pushing the Inflation Reduction Act through Congress.
KSHB 41 News reporter Isabella Ledonne spoke with Davids ahead of the Nov. 5 election regarding Kansas’ cost of living, her thoughts on the border crisis and fentanyl, healthcare costs and abortion rights.
Cost of living and the economy
Davids has served Kansas’ …