Joseph Scapa
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
2011–2012
Preceded byRaj Goyle
Succeeded byMark Kahrs
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 88th district
In office
2015–2016
Preceded byPatricia Sloop
Succeeded byElizabeth Bishop
Personal details
Born (1974-03-18) March 18, 1974
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMelissa E. Scapa
ResidenceWichita, Kansas[1]

Joseph Brian Scapa (born March 18, 1974) is an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives as a Republican from 2011 to 2016. He was originally elected in the 87th district in 2010, facing no opposition in the primary and winning a relatively easy general election victory 65% to 35% over Democrat Om Chauhan.[2][3]

In 2012, redistricting changed district lines and Scapa ran in the 88th district. He once again faced no opposition in the primary, but this time lost the general election in a narrow 53%-47% race to Patricia Sloop.[4][5] In 2014, Scapa made a comeback, challenging Sloop again and winning with 50.2% of the vote.[6] He ran for re-election in 2016, but lost to Democrat Elizabeth Bishop, in his final election as of 2023.


References

  1. ↑ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Scapa, Joseph". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2010 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2010 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2012 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2014 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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