“It wasn't until I was injured at the gym - resulting in an emergency room visit and bill of $4,000 - that I realized the cost of forgoing health insurance. I was fine, but it took me more than a year to pay off that bill. That hurt worse than the injury itself.”

American politician and attorney, former mixed martial artist, since 2019

Sharice Davids is an American politician, attorney, and former mixed martial artist serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. A Democrat, she represents Kansas's 3rd congressional district and is one of the people speaking for the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Her district includes Kansas City, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Leawood, Lenexa, and Olathe. Before entering Congress, she worked as an attorney and competed in mixed martial arts, a background that gives her public career an unusual shape.