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TexasTowelie

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 02:56 AM Sep 2020

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a GOP-leaning group, endorses Democrat Davids in Kansas race

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has officially endorsed Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids for re-election, a sign that the GOP-friendly business group expects Democrats to maintain their majority in the U.S. House.

The chamber, which represents U.S. business interests, spent $200,000 against Davids in 2018 when she took on incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder.

Two years later, the group is backing Davids over Republican Amanda Adkins in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, which covers Johnson, Wyandotte and Miami Counties.

Davids received a letter Tuesday afternoon informing her of the endorsement, citing her vote in favor of the USMCA trade agreement with Canada and Mexico as among the reasons the group was backing the Kansas Democrat.

Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article245421195.html

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a GOP-leaning group, endorses Democrat Davids in Kansas race (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
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