Angelina Roeser

Angelina Roeser
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 67th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2025
Preceded byMike Dodson
Personal details
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Joshua Roeser
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(m. 2024; div. 2025)​
EducationKansas State University
(did not graduate)
ProfessionBusiness Development Strategist
Websiteangelroeserkansas.com

Angelina Roeser is an American politician from Kansas that currently represents the 67th district of the Kansas House of Representatives since 2024 as a Republican.

Biography

Angelina "Angel" Roeser was born in Sacramento, California, to Vietnamese immigrants. By the age of 3 her parents had separated and her mother, who was frequently moving around the country while also fighting illness, neglected both Angelina and her younger sister until they were ultimately taken by child protective services while they were living in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] In 2011 Roeser was placed under the guardianship of the Buresh family and graduated from Lincoln High School with honors before attending Kansas State University.[1] While working on her B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences she became involved in local civic engagement projects.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic Roeser worked in retail, and in 2022 she transitioned to commercial banking and then as a business development strategist.[1]

Kansas state house

In 2024 Roeser ran for the 67th district of the Kansas House of Representatives as a Republican, seeking to replace the retiring Mike Dodson running on an anti-bossism platform.[2] She was challenged in the primaries by Kaleb James, a member of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board who ran on lowering taxes.[3] Roeser narrowly defeated James with 643 votes to his 615 to face off against Democrat Kim Zito, who sought the Democratic nomination unopposed.[4]

Zito, who was also the Democratic nominee in 2022, was widely condemned for her use of racial slurs in a Facebook post where she claimed to be quoting a heckler at a pro-Kamala Harris party shortly after the 2020 election. Zito responded by calling Roeser a "fundamentally flawed candidate who has a broken relationship with the truth", pointing out campaign material which incorrectly identified her as a Kansas State University graduate.[5] Roeser narrowly defeated Zito with 5,704 votes to Zito's 5,175.[6]

In May 2026, Roeser announced that she would not seek reelection when her current term ends on January 11, 2027.[7]

Personal life

In 2025, Angelina divorced her husband Joshua Roeser, whom she married in 2024.[8][1] Although she legally changed her surname to Tran with their divorce decree, she continues to use her former surname professionally.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet Angel". angelroeserkansas.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Shaw, AJ. "K-State alum, local business strategist Angel Roeser to run for District 67 seat as Republican". The Mercury. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Shaw, AJ. "James looks to lower taxes and fight for the people's interests in Topeka". The Mercury. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2024 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kaminski, Anna. "Kansas Republicans condemn Democrat's use of racial slur in 2020 social media post, omit context". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2024 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rep. Roeser announces she will not seek reelection". The Mercury. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Representative Angel Roeser". kslegislature.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Rep. Roeser has legally changed her name--but may hold off on changing it professionally". The Mercury. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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