“Our asylum laws were written to protect victims fleeing persecution in their home countries. By limiting the scope of these laws and refusing to acknowledge gang violence or domestic violence as a valid reason to seek asylum, we are turning away women and children in grave danger.”

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.