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]
Joseph Scapa | |
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Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
Preceded by | Raj Goyle |
Succeeded by | Mark Kahrs |
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 88th district | |
In office 2015–2016 | |
Preceded by | Patricia Sloop |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | March 18, 1974 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Melissa E. Scapa |
Residence | Wichita, Kansas[1] |
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
edit- ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Scapa, Joseph". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "2010 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "2012 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "2014 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2022.