Melissa Oropeza

Melissa Oropeza
Melissa Oropeza
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 37th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Aaron Coleman
Personal details
Born	Wyandotte County, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Kansas City Kansas Community College; University of Kansas (BSN, MSN); University of Missouri-Kansas City (DNP)
Website	Campaign website

Melissa Oropeza is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 37th district. Her term began on January 9, 2023.[1]

Biography

Oropeza was born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and graduated from Turner High School. She attended Kansas City Kansas Community College and received her associate degree in nursing. She then attended the University of Kansas, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2020. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a registered nurse, a gastroenterology nurse practitioner, and as a member of the Kansas State Board of Nursing.[1][2][3][4][5]

Electoral history

Kansas House of Representatives 37th District 2022 Democratic Primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Oropeza	1,203	49.2%
	Democratic	Faith Rivera	923	37.7%
	Democratic	Aaron Coleman (incumbent)	321	13.1%
Total votes			1,203	100.00

References

"Representative Melissa Oropeza". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
Ritter, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "Kansas Rep. Aaron Coleman, with history of abuse, loses seat in Democratic primary". The Kansas City Star.
Ujiyediin, Nomin (28 October 2022). "In the wake of a scandal-plagued lawmaker, Wyandotte County will choose between two newcomers". KCUR. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
"About". Oropeza for Kansas. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
"Board Members". Kansas State Board of Nursing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[KSlegislature-1] "Representative Melissa Oropeza". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[Ritter-2] Ritter, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "Kansas Rep. Aaron Coleman, with history of abuse, loses seat in Democratic primary". The Kansas City Star.

[Ujiyediin_2022-3] Ujiyediin, Nomin (28 October 2022). "In the wake of a scandal-plagued lawmaker, Wyandotte County will choose between two newcomers". KCUR. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[Oropeza4Kansas-4] "About". Oropeza for Kansas. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[KSBN_2023-5] "Board Members". Kansas State Board of Nursing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Speaker of the House Daniel Hawkins (R) Speaker pro tempore Blake Carpenter (R) Majority Leader Chris Croft (R) Minority Leader Vic Miller (D)
▌Michael Houser (R) ▌Kenneth Collins (R) ▌Chuck Smith (R) ▌Trevor Jacobs (R) ▌Carrie Barth (R) ▌Samantha Poetter Parshall (R) ▌Dan Goddard (R) ▌Chris Croft (R) ▌Fred Gardner (R) ▌Christina Haswood (D) ▌Ron Bryce (R) ▌Doug Blex (R) ▌Duane Droge (R) ▌Dennis Miller (D) ▌Allison Hougland (D) ▌Linda Featherston (D) ▌Jo Ella Hoye (D) ▌Cindy Neighbor (D) ▌Stephanie Clayton (D) ▌Mari-Lynn Poskin (D) ▌Jerry Stogsdill (D) ▌Lindsay Vaughn (D) ▌Susan Ruiz (D) ▌Jarrod Ousley (D) ▌Rui Xu (D) ▌Adam Thomas (R) ▌Sean Tarwater (R) ▌Carl Turner (R) ▌Heather Meyer (D) ▌Laura Williams (R) ▌Louis Ruiz (D) ▌Pam Curtis (D) ▌Mike Thompson (R) ▌Valdenia Winn (D) ▌Marvin Robinson (D) ▌Lynn Melton (D) ▌Melissa Oropeza (D) ▌Timothy H. Johnson (R) ▌Owen Donohoe (R) ▌David Buehler (R) ▌Pat Proctor (R) ▌Lance Neelly (R) ▌Bill Sutton (R) ▌Barbara Ballard (D) ▌Mike Amyx (D) ▌Dennis Highberger (D) ▌Ronald Ellis (R) ▌Dan Osman (D) ▌Brad Boyd (D) ▌Fred Patton (R) ▌Kenny Titus (R) ▌Jesse Borjon (R) ▌Kirk Haskins (D) ▌Ken Corbet (R) ▌Tobias Schlingensiepen (D) ▌Virgil Weigel (D) ▌John Alcala (D) ▌Vic Miller (D) ▌Rebecca Schmoe (R) ▌Mark Schreiber (R) ▌Francis Awerkamp (R) ▌Randy Garber (R) ▌John Eplee (R) ▌Lewis Bloom (R) ▌Jeff Underhill (R) ▌Sydney Carlin (D) ▌Mike Dodson (R) ▌Nathan Butler (R) ▌Clarke Sanders (R) ▌Scott Hill (R) ▌Steven Howe (R) ▌Avery Anderson (R) ▌Les Mason (R) ▌Stephen Owens (R) ▌Will Carpenter (R) ▌Eric Smith (R) ▌Kristey Williams (R) ▌Robyn Essex (R) ▌Webster Roth (R) ▌Bill Rhiley (R) ▌Blake Carpenter (R) ▌Leah Howell (R) ▌Henry Helgerson (D) ▌Ford Carr (D) ▌Patrick Penn (R) ▌Silas Miller (D) ▌Susan Estes (R) ▌Sandy Pickert (R) ▌KC Ohaebosim (D) ▌Carl Maughan (R) ▌Emil Bergquist (R) ▌John Carmichael (D) ▌Brian Bergkamp (R) ▌Leo Delperdang (R) ▌Tom Sawyer (D) ▌Tom Kessler (R) ▌Nick Hoheisel (R) ▌Cyndi Howerton (R) ▌Susan Humphries (R) ▌Daniel Hawkins (R) ▌Joe Seiwert (R) ▌Jason Probst (D) ▌Angela Martinez (D) ▌Paul Waggoner (R) ▌Brenda Landwehr (R) ▌Lisa Moser (R) ▌Susan Concannon (R) ▌Brandon Woodard (D) ▌Troy Waymaster (R) ▌Ken Rahjes (R) ▌Barbara Wasinger (R) ▌Tory Marie Arnberger (R) ▌Brett Fairchild (R) ▌Michael Murphy (R) ▌Gary White (R) ▌Kyle Hoffman (R) ▌Adam Turk (R) ▌Jim Minnix (R) ▌Jason Goetz (R) ▌Adam Smith (R) ▌John Resman (R) ▌Bill Clifford (R) ▌Bob Lewis (R) ▌David Younger (R) ▌Shannon Francis (R)
▌Republican (87) ▌Democratic (38) Kansas Legislature Kansas House of Representatives Kansas Senate