Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids Stands Up For Small Biz Amid Redistricting Fight

The embattled politico took a bit of time out to talk about focusing on local biz which has always had it tough . . . Mostly because of politicos.

Here's part of her money line . . .

“I really think that what the pandemic did was, in some ways, highlighted the things that we should have been focusing on. … I know a lot of businesses are really feeling this workforce pinch,” Davids — elected in 2018 to serve Kansas’ 3rd congressional district — told Startland News. “People are having a hard time finding folks to fill positions — that was an issue in my first year [in Congress] … but now we’re hearing about it a lot more.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

WATCH: Small biz struggles didn't begin with pandemic pinch, says Rep. Davids; solutions go beyond COVID relief

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exaggerated pain points that small business owners were already facing before the global health crisis, said U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. Startland News sat down with the congresswoman to talk challenge facing businesses across Kansas City and beyond.

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The only openly LGBTQ person ever elected to Congress from Kansas is at risk of losing her seat under a Republican redistricting plan that critics say would dilute the voting power of the state's minority populations. Kansas Democratic Representative Sharice Davids faces a difficult reelection path under the GOP's redistricting map that would split her Kansas City-based district with more rural and conservative areas.

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