Joseph Brian Scapa (born March 18, 1974) is an American politician who served in the

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as a

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from 2011 to 2016. He was originally elected in the 87th district in 2010, facing no opposition in the

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and winning a relatively easy general election victory 65% to 35% over

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Om Chauhan. In 2012,

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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. In 2014, Scapa made a comeback, challenging Sloop again and winning with 50.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election in 2016, but lost to Democrat

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, in his final election as of 2023.

References

Living people 1974 births Place of birth missing (living people) Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators Politicians from Wichita, Kansas {{Kansas-politician-stub