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. Ohaebosim's district comprises portions of Wichita, Kansas.

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 The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

before establishing his career in Wichita. KC Ohaebosim's mother is a

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. He has four siblings. KC Ohaebosim received his early education in Nigeria, and later attended

Wichita High School Wichita East High School, known locally as "East", is a public Secondary education in the United States, secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district. The centrally located school's campus ...

. 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 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. () is the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was initially a literary and social studies club organized in the 1905–1906 school year at Cornell University but later evolved int ...

fraternity, an African-American fraternity. In 2005, he graduated with a degree in business administration from Newman University in Wichita.

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 Oletha A. Goudeau (August 5, 1959) is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 29th district (central/northeast Wichita) since 2009—the first African-American woman in the Kansas Senate.

, who won with over 70% of the vote. Ohaebosim filed for a rematch against Faust-Goueau in the 2012 election. He lost the rematch by approximately 78.4% to 21.5%.

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. He was reelected in 2018 without opposition.

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