Following the announcement by Rep. Mike Dodson that he will not seek another term to the state House this November, a Manhattan woman has jumped into the race to potentially fill his seat.
Angel Roeser announced on Tuesday that she has filed for the 67th legislative district seat as a Republican. She was born to immigrant parents and grew up in foster care in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Roeser said she began a fan of policy while working on the Lincoln Public School Board.
Roeser then moved to Manhattan when she was 18 to attend Kansas State. She says she fell in love with the community and began to call it home.
Roeser spoke about what she thinks makes someone a leader.
Roeser also stressed the importance of local control saying that every community is unique when it comes to certain issues.
Roeser works at a business development strategist with Flint Hills Pain Management and she serves as a pillar chair for HYPE which is the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce’s young professionals’ program. She lives with her husband Joshua who serves in the Kansas Army National Guard and her dog Artemis in Manhattan.
