How Are You Making History In Congress? with Rep. Sharice Davids

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

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Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

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🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Put on your ruby red slippers and click your heels three times, because this week’s episode of Getting Curious is taking us to Kansas. Congresswoman Sharice Davids joins Jonathan to discuss her historic election (and re-election!); her experience representing Kansans in Congress; and her new children’s book Sharice’s Big Voice. Sharice Davids is currently serving as the representative for Kansas’ Third District in Congress. Sharice was raised by a single mom and worked her way from Johnson County Community College to Cornell Law School, juggling multiple jobs to put herself through school. In 2018, she became one of the first two Native American women ever to serve in Congress and the first LGBTQ+ person to represent Kansas in the House of Representatives. You can follow Representative Davids on Twitter @sharicedavids and Instagram @shariceforcongress. Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Getting Curious. I'm Jonathan Van Ness and every week I sit down for a gorgeous conversation with a brilliant
0:06.0	Expert to learn all about something that makes me curious on today's episode. I'm joined by representative Sheree Stavids where I ask her
0:14.1	How are you making history in Congress?
0:20.4	Welcome to getting curious. I'm so excited. I can't stand it
0:23.3	We have one of my very favorite people of all time. Welcome to the show Congresswoman Sheree Stavids
0:28.6	Who is representing Kansas as third district since 2019 you won re-election last year? Yes, yes, yes
0:34.4	I also just have to say I am flooded with such happy memories of going into your office in
0:40.7	2018 with a literally Michelle Kwan the most decorated American figure skater of all time and we like we literally went knocked on doors like we
0:48.2	Like I had so much fun meeting you and you have the most amazing team and I'm so happy to
0:52.3	Virtually see you today. I know I'm excited too. I'm really glad that we're getting the chance to do this and
0:58.8	Can I say something about when you guys came to visit the office? Yes
1:02.7	So my one of my besties very best friends
1:05.4	He like literally quit his job and moved to Kansas same as Jason
1:09.3	To help on my campaign like he quit a big law job to come help on my campaign and
1:16.0	He was not in the office when you all arrived
1:18.9	So he walked in and you were and you guys were there and he was like oh
1:24.9	my
1:26.4	God and and then we were all dancing around and jumping around
1:30.0	I think you were trying to teach a stop by single. I would yeah, I wanted you to get I wanted you to get your Walt's jump
1:35.8	I did yes. Yes
1:38.7	Well, and what does it's okay. I mean it's you do have a great rink in your I think there's a really good ice skating rink in your
1:47.2	DISTRICT
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