KC Ohaebosim
{{Short description|American politician}}
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|name = KC Ohaebosim
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|state_house = Kansas
|district = 89th
|predecessor = Roderick Houston
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|term_start = January 9, 2017
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|27}}
|birth_place = Owerri, Nigeria
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|party = Democratic
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|residence = Wichita
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|alma_mater = Wichita State University
Newman University
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Kelechi "KC" Ohaebosim (born December 27, 1978) is a Nigerian-American politician. He has served as a Democratic member for the 89th district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/members/rep_ohaebosim_kc_1/|title=Representative KC Ohaebosim {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature|website=www.kslegislature.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/107061/kelechi-ohaebosim#.WTo2KRPyuu4|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-24}} Ohaebosim's district comprises portions of Wichita, Kansas.{{Cite web |last=Gooch |first=Bonita |date=2024-06-07 |title=Kansas Candidates of Color Vying Beyond Traditional Districts |url=https://www.communityvoiceks.com/2024/06/06/kansas-primary-candidates-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=The Community Voice |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Ohaebosim was born on December 27, 1978, the son of Nigeria-born Dr. Linus Ohaebosim. His father, who delivered over a thousand babies over a 41-year period, had completed part of his residency in Kansas City before establishing his career in Wichita. KC Ohaebosim's mother is a registered nurse. He has four siblings.
KC Ohaebosim received his early education in Nigeria, and later attended Wichita High School.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Phil |date=2017-04-14 |title=Nepali translator will speak in Topeka |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2017/04/14/nepali-translator-will-speak-topeka/16547732007/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US |quote="Ohaebosim, who received his early education in his parents’ native Nigeria, was graduated from Wichita Heights High School and later from Wichita State University. He received his master’s degree in business administration in May 2005 from Newman University."}} He went on to receive his undergraduate education at Wichita State University. As a college student, he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, an African-American fraternity.{{Cite web |last=Donahue |first=Kimberly |date=2022-01-14 |title=Bonded by Phrat: Two KS legislators on opposite sides of aisle remember MLK |url=https://www.wibw.com/2022/01/14/bonded-by-frat-two-ks-legislators-opposite-sides-aisle-remember-mlk/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=WIBW |language=en}} In 2005, he graduated with a degree in business administration from Newman University in Wichita.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Phil |date=2017-04-21 |title=State representative to speak at Topeka church’s men’s program |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2017/04/22/state-representative-speak-topeka-church-s-men-s-program/16546947007/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}
Political career
= Candidacies for the Kansas State Senate =
In 2008, Ohaebosim unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Kansas Senate, losing the Democratic primary to Oletha Faust-Goudeau, who won with over 70% of the vote. Ohaebosim filed for a rematch against Faust-Goueau in the 2012 election.{{Cite web |last=Lefler |first=Dion |date=2012-04-26 |title=Faust-Goudeau files for re-election, plans to run on legislative record |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/article1091105.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=The Wichita Eagle}} He lost the rematch by approximately 78.4% to 21.5%.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-31 |title=2012 Primary Election Results |url=https://www.kssos.org/elections/12elec/2012%20Primary%20Election%20Results.pdf |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Kansas Secretary of State}}
= Kansas House of Representatives =
He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in the 2016 election, replacing Roderick Houston. In 2017, he was among the legislators who voted to override Governor Sam Brownback's veto of a tax package designed to fix Kansas' budget shortfall.{{Cite web |last=Llopis-Jepsen |first=Celia |date=2017-02-22 |title=See how your lawmaker voted on overriding Brownback’s veto |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2017/02/22/see-how-your-lawmaker-voted-overriding-brownback-s-veto/16554995007/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}} He was reelected in 2018 without opposition.{{Cite web |title=State Representative 89th District {{!}} November 6, 2018 General Election {{!}} Sedgwick County, Kansas |url=https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/elections/election-results/2018-general/?altTemplate=race&race=315 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Sedgwick County}}
References
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External links
- [https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/107061/kc-ohaebosim Vote Smart]
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Category:American people of Igbo descent
Category:African-American state legislators in Kansas
Category:Wichita State University alumni
Category:Newman University, Wichita alumni
Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:20th-century African-American politicians
Category:Alpha Phi Alpha members
Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature
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