In an era of brazen, bad-faith redistricting efforts, the prospects of winning a fair election as a newly gerrymandered candidate are slim, especially for Democrats. With the recent Trump-backed map changes in Texas and Missouri, the country now appears to be lurching toward a hyperpartisan — and less democratic — future.

Despite this, one gerrymandered Democratic representative in Kansas continues to win reelection.

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is the only Democratic representative that Kansas sends to Washington, DC. She represents the state’s 3rd Congressional District, which consists of four-and-a-half eastern counties, ranging from rural farmland to the highly urban, Kansas City metropolitan area. That’s because a Republican-drawn map in 2022 carved up Davids’ territory, cutting the

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