Ad Highlights Davids’ Work to Fight the Fentanyl Crisis in Kansas

Today, Sharice for Congress launched its latest TV ad of 2024, “Crisis,” showcasing Representative Sharice Davids’ efforts to fight the fentanyl crisis in Kansas and support law enforcement. Davids, a member of the bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus in Congress, has hosted multiple summits with law enforcement, health care workers, and education professionals on combating the fentanyl epidemic and has taken a number of legislative actions based on the specific needs of Kansas’ Third District.

Watch “Crisis” here:



“I hear it from school administrators and on police ride-alongs: Kansas has a fentanyl crisis. That’s why I voted for more border patrol agents and new drug screening technology to secure the border and take on cartels. And got more resources for Kansas law enforcement,” said Davids. “I’ll keep fighting fentanyl to keep Kansans safe.”

Davids has been a vocal advocate around fentanyl and opioid death prevention. She:

• Joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to request funding for new handheld mass spectrometry trace level chemical detection devices at domestic ports.
• Pushed for expanded federal grant opportunities, so law enforcement and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) can easily acquire life-saving Naloxone kits.
• Voted to permanently place all fentanyl-related substances into a Schedule I class, labeling the drug with a high potential for abuse.
• Shadowed a Kansas Highway Patrol officer on their patrol route seizing illegal drugs like fentanyl.
• Secured $15.9 million for the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to help seize illicit drugs like fentanyl.
• Helped pass a bill that creates a public awareness campaign about synthetic opioids through the Department of Health and Human Services.
• Visited the Port of Long Beach to see how the port uses state-of-the-art technologies to prevent harmful substances — like fentanyl — from entering the country illegally.