#sharice davids

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Trudy Ring at The Advocate:

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids is observing Pride Month by reintroducing a bill aimed at improving mental health care for LGBTQ+ and intersex youth. Her Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday, would update care standards, develop training for caregivers, identify school bullying prevention guidelines. It would call for a report on the mental health and mental health care of LGBTQ+ and intersex youth in foster care and other federal social services programs and direct the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to review and update resources listed on its website that pertain to LGBTQ+ communities. Davids, a Kansas Democrat who is gay and Native American, introduced similar bills in 2023 and 2024, and a Senate version was introduced in 2024, but no version has passed. In a press release announcing the bill, Davids pointed to the challenges faced by young LGBTQ+ people. They report worse mental health than their non-LGBTQ+ peers, and surveys have indicated nearly 40 percent have considered suicide.

“Children here in Kansas and across the country continue to struggle with mental health challenges, but we are failing many of our most vulnerable children on this issue,” Davids said in the release. “My Pride in Mental Health Act takes a comprehensive and data-driven approach to tackling the mental health crisis among LGBTQI+ youth. By increasing access to mental health support for our children and teens, we can save lives.” The act has been endorsed by the Congressional Equality Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, GLSEN, National Education Association, Advocates for Trans Equality, PFLAG National, American Psychological Association, Institute for Health Research and Policy at Whitman-Walker, interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Trevor Project, Seattle Indian Health Board, and American Academy of Pediatrics.

Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduces Pride in Mental Health Act, a bill designed to improve mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth.

[harriswalz4usabybr]

Monday, October 21, 2024 - Tim Walz

Today the Governor met up with US Representative Sharice Davids and Congressional Candidate Esau Freeman and went door knocking in Wichita and surrounding suburbs. The campaign leaned heavily on voter turnout for protecting abortion to motivate democrats to turn out at the polls. Below are the local restaurants and neighborhoods in which the group canvased and met with volunteers.

Meals: Breakfast -> Egg Cetera Lunch -> Spear's Restaurant & Pie Shop Dinner -> The Old Spaghetti Factory

Towns and Wichita Areas Canvased: College Hill Delano Riverside Westlink Maize Andover

~BR~

[cynicalclassicist]

Right, some good achievements, but others are very difficult to do with the GOP trifecta. But the Democrats do at least need to be visible!

[valkyries-things]

SHARICE DAVIDS // POLITICIAN

“She is an First Nations (Ho-Chunk) attorney, former mixed martial artist and politician serving as the US representative from Kansas’ 3rd congressional district since 2019. She’s a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first openly LBGT Native American elected to US Congress, the first openly lesbian person elected to the US Congress from Kansas and one of the first two Native women elected to Congress.”

[love-3-crimes]

everyday a new person disappoints me

[batboyblog]

House Election 2024

In the House Republican have a majority of just 4 seats, flip 4 seats and Democrats get a majority and can pass things like national abortion rights, voting rights, bills on student loan debt and medical debt and much more. So here's a list of the key races for control of the House, so look up your district and find a way to get involved.

Find your House District

Alabama

Shomari Figures (AL-02) Flip

Alaska

Mary Peltola (AK-AL) Hold

Arizona

Amish Shah (AZ-01) Flip

Kirsten Engel (AZ-06) Flip

California

Jessica Morse (CA-03) Flip

Josh Harder (CA-09) Hold

Adam Gray (CA-13) Flip

Rudy Salas (CA-22) Flip

George Whitesides (CA-27) Flip

Joe Kerr (CA-40) Flip

Will Rollins (CA-41) Flip

Derek Tran (CA-45) Flip

Dave Min (CA-47) Hold

Mike Levin (CA-49) Hold

Colorado

Adam Frisch (CO-03) Flip

Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) Hold

Connecticut

Jahana Hayes (CT-05) Hold

Florida

Darren Soto (FL-09) Hold

Whitney Fox (FL-13) Flip

Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) Hold

Illinois

Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) Hold

Eric Sorensen (IL-17) Hold

Indiana

Frank Mrvan (IN-01) Hold

Iowa

Christina Bohannan (IA-01) Flip

Lanon Baccam (IA-03) Flip

Kansas

Sharice Davids (KS-03) Hold

Maine

Jared Golden (ME-02) Hold

Maryland

April McClain-Delaney (MD-06) Hold

Michigan

Hillary Scholten (MI-03) Hold

Curtis Hertel (MI-07) Hold

Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) Hold

Carl Marlinga (MI-10) Flip

Minnesota

Angie Craig (MN-02) Hold

Montana

Monica Tranel (MT-01) Flip

Nebraska

Tony Vargas (NE-02) Flip

Nevada

Dina Titus (NV-01) Hold

Susie Lee (NV-03) Hold

Steven Horsford (NV-04) Hold

New Hampshire

Chris Pappas (NH-01) Hold

New Jersey

Sue Altman (NJ-07) Flip

New Mexico

Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) Hold

New York

John Avlon (NY-01) Flip

Tom Suozzi (NY-03) Hold

Laura Gillen (NY-04) Flip

Mondaire Jones (NY-17) Flip

Pat Ryan (NY-18) Hold

Josh Riley (NY-19) Flip

John Mannion (NY-22) Flip

North Carolina

Don Davis (NC-01) Hold

Ohio

Greg Landsman (OH-01) Hold

Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Hold

Emilia Sykes (OH-13) Hold

Oregon

Val Hoyle (OR-04) Hold

Janelle Bynum (OR-05) Flip

Andrea Salinas (OR-06) Hold

Pennsylvania

Ashley Ehasz (PA-01) Flip

Susan Wild (PA-07) Hold

Matt Cartwright (PA-08) Hold

Janelle Stelson (PA-10) Flip

Chris Deluzio (PA-17) Hold

Texas

Michelle Vallejo (TX-15) Flip

Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Hold

Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) Hold

Virginia

Missy Cotter Smasal (VA-02) Flip

Eugene Vindman (VA-07) Hold

Washington

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) Hold

Kim Schrier (WA-08) Hold

Wisconsin

Peter Barca (WI-01) Flip

Rebecca Cooke (WI-03) Flip

If you live in any of these congressional districts (or close to them) you absolutely must sign up to volunteer and help! you! yes you! get to decide what America looks like in 2025, is it gonna be Project 2025 and Trump? or Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and the Democrats protecting your right to control your own body, taking action on the climate and making life more affordable? its up to each of us to do all we can to get to the country we want.

[isaacsapphire]

My naive half is still baffled how oligarchies like China and Russia are still supported by ostensibly ideological communists, but all these supposed communists despise the working class and work in general, so they probably aren’t communists at all by the old definitions.

[rvllybllply2014]

Here’s the list of democrats that need to go during their next race they voted to NOT impeach Trump. Maybe also call their offices and express how disappointed you are in them.

Pete Aguilar (California)

Gabe Amo (Rhode Island)

Jake Auchincloss (Massachusetts)

Wesley Bell (Missouri)

Ami Bera (California)

Don Beyer (Virginia)

Sanford Bishop (Georgia)

Julia Brownley (California)

Nikki Budzinski (Illinois)

Janelle Bynum (Oregon)

Salud Carbajal (California)

Andre Carson (Indiana)

Ed Case (Hawaii)

Sean Casten (Illinois)

Kathy Castor (Florida)

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Florida)

Katherine Clark (Massachusetts)

Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri)

Jim Clyburn (South Carolina)

Herb Conaway (New Jersey)

Lou Correa (California)

Jim Costa (California)

Joe Courtney (Connecticut)

Angie Craig (Minnesota)

Jason Crow (Colorado)

Henry Cuellar (Texas)

Sharice Davids (Kansas)

Don Davis (North Carolina)

Madeleine Dean (Pennsylvania)

Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut)

Suzan DelBene (Washington)

Chris Deluzio (Pennsylvania)

Debbie Dingell (Michigan)

Sarah Elfreth (Maryland)

Cleo Fields (Louisiana)

Shomari Figures (Alabama)

Lizzie Fletcher (Texas)

Bill Foster (Illinois)

Lois Frankel (Florida)

Laura Gillen (New York)

Jared Golden (Maine)

Dan Goldman (New York)

Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)

Maggie Goodlander (New Hampshire)

Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey)

Adam Gray (California)

Josh Harder (California)

Jim Himes (Connecticut)

Steven Horsford (Nevada)

Chrissy Houlahan (Pennsylvania)

Steny Hoyer (Maryland)

Val Hoyle (Oregon)

Hakeem Jeffries (New York)

Julie Johnson (Texas)

Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)

Bill Keating (Massachusetts)

Timothy Kennedy (New York)

Ro Khanna (California)

Greg Landsman (Ohio)

Rick Larsen (Washington)

John Larson (Connecticut)

George Latimer (New York)

Susie Lee (Nevada)

Mike Levin (California)

Sam Liccardo (California)

Ted Lieu (California)

Zoe Lofgren (California)

Stephen Lynch (Massachusetts)

Seth Magaziner (Rhode Island)

John Mannion (New York)

Lucy McBath (Georgia)

Sarah McBride (Delaware)

April McClain Delaney (Maryland)

Jennifer McClellan (Virginia)

Betty McCollum (Minnesota)

Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan)

Morgan McGarvey (Kentucky)

Gregory Meeks (New York)

Grace Meng (New York)

Kweisi Mfume (Maryland)

Joe Morelle (New York)

Kelly Morrison (Minnesota)

Jared Moskowitz (Florida)

Seth Moulton (Massachusetts)

Frank Mrvan (Indiana)

Richard Neal (Massachusetts)

Joe Neguse (Colorado)

Johnny Olszewski (Maryland)

Frank Pallone (New Jersey)

Jimmy Panetta (California)

Chris Pappas (New Hampshire)

Nancy Pelosi (California)

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington)

Scott Peters (California)

Brittany Pettersen (Colorado)

Nellie Pou (New Jersey)

Mike Quigley (Illinois)

Jamie Raskin (Maryland)

Josh Riley (New York)

Deborah Ross (North Carolina)

Pat Ryan (New York)

Andrea Salinas (Oregon)

Mary Gay Scanlon (Pennsylvania)

Brad Schneider (Illinois)

Hillary Scholten (Michigan)

Kim Schrier (Washington)

Bobby Scott (Virginia)

Terri Sewell (Alabama)

Adam Smith (Washington)

Eric Sorensen (Illinois)

Darren Soto (Florida)

Greg Stanton (Arizona)

Haley Stevens (Michigan)

Marilyn Strickland (Washington)

Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia)

Tom Suozzi (New York)

Emilia Sykes (Ohio)

Paul Tonko (New York)

Ritchie Torres (New York)

Lori Trahan (Massachusetts)

Derek Tran (California)

Lauren Underwood (Illinois)

Juan Vargas (California)

Gabe Vasquez (New Mexico)

Marc Veasey (Texas)

Eugene Vindman (Virginia)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida)

George Whitesides (California)

[demani-dusk]

This is a post a friend made on a different platform, asking people to copy+paste. I'm keeping the censored words censored, frankly because I'm lazy, even though I know tumblr works differently. Anyway, I think it's important:

Hi friends (in the USA)! Please call your representatives, especially the ones listed in this post, and ask them to vote NO on HR 9495. As you know, I usually shy away from legislative and electoral politics. This one is really important, though, and has a huge impact on ALL kinds of organizing.

Q: What is HR 9495?

A: HR 9495 would grant the executive branch of the United States the power to universally revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations (such as nonprofits, universities, and news outlets) by designating them as supporting t-rrorists. For many tax-exempt organizations, this would lead to shutdown. It would also give the Executive Branch more leverage over universities.

Q: But isn't t-rrorism bad?

A: The bill allows the revoking of tax-exempt status without due process. In other words, any organization that the executive branch decides it doesn't like could be designated as t-rrorist.

Q: Why does my Democratic representative support this?

A: Many Democrats support this because they've been on the receiving end of protest campaigns around their position on Palestine, or because they are sympathetic to the suppression of pro-Palestine protesters. If passed, this bill would give more leverage to suppress student speech at universities. For example, a university that has an official student group calling for ceasefire could be threatened with having its tax-exempt status revoked unless it shuts the student group down.

Q: I'm an anarchist/communist/socialist. Why should I call my representative? Isn't this some Eduard Bernstein shit? What's next, are you gonna tell me to join the DSA?

A: State repression sucks, and this bill is aimed specifically at reducing the ability to organize outside of electoral politics. In Atlanta, we've seen targeted attacks on nonprofits that support protesters, including the state of Georgia passing legislation banning bail funds! In other words, nonprofits can no longer bail out protesters whose bond is set at $650,000 in retaliation for protesting! This stuff is really bad and sometimes "by any means necessary" includes *shudder* calling your congressional representative.

Democrat Reps who voted ‘Yes’ on HR 9495 during 2/3 vote and who need to be urged to vote NO:

Colin Allred (D-TX), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Valerie Foushee Davis (D-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mike Levin (D-CA), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Pat Ryan (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Norma Torres (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).

[harriswalz4usabybr]

These are four of the surrogates that we plan to lean on heavily during the campaign. We’ve assigned surrogates to various regions and marked them as main or back-up, but both will be leaned on in ways that speaks to the strengths of the surrogate.

Native Heartland (OK, NM, CO)

Secretary Deb Haaland—the first Native American woman to serve as a Cabinet Secretary, leading the Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland is a trailblazer for Indigenous rights and environmental justice. Her work to protect public lands, promote renewable energy, and advocate for Native American communities aligns perfectly with the Harris-Walz campaign’s commitment to environmental stewardship and social equity. Haaland’s unique perspective and leadership make her a critical surrogate in states with significant Indigenous populations, such as the heartland.

Iowa

Main: Mayor Connie Boesen—a strong advocate for local economic development, public safety, and community engagement. Her leadership in a key battleground state like Iowa makes her an important surrogate for the Harris-Walz campaign. Boesen’s ability to connect with rural and urban voters alike, combined with her focus on practical, community-driven solutions, helps to bolster the campaign’s efforts in the heartland of America.

Back-up: US Representative Sharice Davids—one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent Kansas, Sharice Davids embodies the diversity and progress that our campaign champions. Her work on healthcare, education, and economic development reflects the campaign’s priorities, and her ability to connect with voters across a wide spectrum of backgrounds is invaluable. Davids’ presence on the campaign trail in the Midwest helps to strengthen the campaign’s appeal to both Native American communities and working-class voters.

Far West (AK, HI, Pacific Territories)

Senator Mazie Hirono—a powerful advocate for immigration reform, women's rights, and social justice. Her outspoken leadership in the Senate and her commitment to progressive values resonate with our campaign’s vision for an inclusive America. Hirono’s deep connection to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, along with her focus on civil rights, makes her an essential voice in mobilizing these key voter groups, particularly in states like Hawaii and our Pacific Territories.

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U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, joined the state's three other members of the U.S. House in supporting legislation that would require detention of undocumented immigrants charged with lower-level crimes such as burglary and shoplifting. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

TOPEKA — The four U.S. House members from Kansas voted to approve legislation to compel federal law enforcement to detain for possible deportation undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent property crimes.

Legislation sent to the U.S. Senate would expand the list of charges requiring a person in the United States without authorization to be held by federal authorities to include shoplifting, larceny, burglary and theft. The measure would provide state attorneys general standing to sue federal immigration officials who declined to follow immigration law.

The bill was named in honor of Laken Riley, an Augusta University nursing student killed in 2024 by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant who had a prior arrest record for shoplifting.

U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt, the Republican serving the 2nd District in eastern Kansas, said the Riley Act was “a strong first step to begin fixing” border security issues. Schmidt was the Kansas attorney general prior to election to Congress in November.

“As attorney general, I saw far too many cases of illegal immigrants with prior, lesser offenses committing violent crimes. It’s unacceptable and must stop,” said Schmidt, who was a cosponsor of the bill. “I’m confident it’s the first of many actions we take this year to secure our borders and improve community safety.”

Republican U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann of the 1st District and Ron Estes of the 4th District voted for the bill along with Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of the 3rd District in the Kansas City area. Davids was among 48 House Democrats to vote with the Republican majority.

Estes, serving a district that covers Wichita, said it was significant the first legislative vote of the new Congress was on the Riley Act. It represented a “common sense” step to better secure the nation, he said.

On Tuesday, the House vote was 264-159. The legislation would require bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate to advance. At least seven Democrats would need to join the 53 Republicans in the Senate to move the bill to the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office Jan. 20, and congressional Republicans have called for a border crackdown. Their agenda has included holding asylum applicants outside the United States and withdrawal of federal funding to cities that don’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement officers.

Under existing federal law, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests detainers on undocumented immigrants convicted of burglary, robbery, kidnapping, homicide, sexual assault, drug trafficking, human trafficking and weapons offenses. Noncitizens convicted of at least two petty offenses are subject to potential deportation under federal statute.

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Banned Native-Authored Children's Books (because of MAGA zealots)

Firekeeper's Daughter written by Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army written by Art Coulson (Cherokee); illustrated by Nick Hardcastle (not Native)

Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! written by Art Coulson (Cherokee), illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw)

Fishing on Thin Ice written by Art Coulson (Cherokee)

Lure of the Lake written by Art Coulson (Cherokee)

Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk); illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Wasauksing)

We Still Belong by Christine Day (Upper Skagit); cover art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw)

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Metis Nation of Ontario)

Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa and Tsimshian member); illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Diné)

The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson (Cherokee)

We Are Water Protectors by Michaela Goade (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe); illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit)

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache)

Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis (Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde); cover art by Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee)

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Maillard (Seminole); illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (not Native)

The People Shall Continue written by Simon Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo), illustrated by Sharol Graves (Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma).

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, for Young People by Debbie Reese (Nambé Owingeh) and Jean Mendoza (not Native), adapted from the original edition written by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz (not Native)

Fatty Legs written by Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton (Inuvialiut)

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker written by Robbie Robertson (Mohawk), illustrated by David Shannon (not Native)

Mary and the Trail of Tears by Andrea Rogers (Cherokee)

You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith (Cree), illustrated by Danielle Daniel

Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke), illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright (not Native) and Ying-Hwa Hu (not Native).

Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke), cover illustration by Floyd Cooper (Mvskoke)

Thunderous written by M. L. Smoker (Assiniboine and Sioux tribes of Montana's Fort Peck Reservation) and Natalie Peeterse (not Native); illustrated by Dale Ray DeForest (Diné)

We Are Grateful written by by Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation), illustrated by Frane Lessac (not Native)

At the Mountains Base written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation), illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva, Cahuilla, Chumash, Spanish & Scottish)

"The Way of the Anigiduwagi" written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation), illustrated by MaryBeth Timothy (Cherokee) in The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love and Truth edited by Cheryl and Wade Hudson

Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee); illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Metis)

Powwow Day written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee); illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw)

Kapaemahu written by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Kanaka Maoli), Dean Hamer (not Native), and Joe Wilson (not Native); illustrated by Daniel Sousa

[Full List by Debbie Reese]

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[dhaaruni]

What are the chances Doug Jones could pull a Claude Pepper in Alabama (go from elected US Senator to elected US House member)? At least Steve Cohen now has some good company in the “White Southern Democrats representing Black-majority House seats” caucus.

I don't think Doug Jones will run for the House but I'd support any Democrat with majority Black support winning those seats!

Shri Thanedar, who's Indian-American, represents a majority Black district in Detroit and afaik he's super popular because he does a lot of constituent services and really connects with his community. Just look at the comments on the article I linked like clearly, the readers of the NYT do NOT agree with the idea that districts with a large percentage of a particular can only have reps of that race. I mean, that would mean Sharice Davids or Andy Kim were "bad fits" for their districts since they’re majority white, which is just ludicrous.