{"id":16585,"date":"2026-11-13T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/meet-ohaebosim-first-nigerian-american-to-become-lieutenant-governor-in-us\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T07:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:00:44","slug":"meet-ohaebosim-first-nigerian-american-to-become-lieutenant-governor-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/meet-ohaebosim-first-nigerian-american-to-become-lieutenant-governor-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ohaebosim, first Nigerian-American to become lieutenant governor in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wichita Democrat KC Ohaebosim has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, becoming the first Nigerian-American to hold the office in the United States.\n<\/p>\n

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, announced this in a post on X on Friday, congratulating Ohaebosim on his victory in the November 3 midterm elections.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerian American KC Ohaebosim WON in Kansas! The race has been called. \u2018Wichita Democrat KC Ohaebosim was elected Lieutenant Governor.\u2019\n<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s now the 1st Nigerian-American to become Lieutenant Governor in the US. Hearty Congrats,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

A lieutenant governor is functionally equivalent to a deputy governor in countries like Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The race was called after a close-race audit delayed the official declaration of the winner for more than a week after Election Day.\n<\/p>\n

Ohaebosim will serve alongside Governor-elect Cindy Holscher, a Democrat from Overland Park, who narrowly defeated Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson.<\/p>\n

According to a report published by Kansas City public radio station KCUR on Thursday, Holscher defeated Masterson by about 0.6 per cent, representing fewer than 8,000 votes, after an audit<\/p>\n

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Cindy Holscher and KC Ohaebosim. CREDIT: Kansas Democratic Party | Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Ohaebosim, a Democrat from Wichita, has represented the 89th District in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2017. He did not seek re-election to the state House in 2026 after joining Holscher\u2019s gubernatorial ticket. <\/p>\n

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Born in Wichita, Kansas, he is the son of Nigeria-born Dr Linus Ohaebosim, a physician.\n<\/p>\n

Ohaebosim spent part of his childhood and received some of his early education in Nigeria before returning to Kansas, where he attended Wichita Heights High School.\n<\/p>\n

He later obtained a bachelor\u2019s degree from Wichita State University and a Master of Business Administration from Newman University, both in Wichita.\n<\/p>\n

Before entering politics, he worked in technology-related roles, including as a data analyst. In the Kansas House, he served on several committees, including Transportation, General Government Budget, and Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, where he was the ranking minority member.\n<\/p>\n

His election also marks a milestone in Kansas political history. KCUR reported that he would become the second Black person elected to a statewide office in the state, following former State Auditor Edward McCabe in 1882.<\/p>\n

The victory forms part of a wider Democratic gain in Kansas during the November 3 elections.\n<\/p>\n

Democrats also won the state\u2019s attorney general race and a US Senate seat, while breaking the Republican supermajority in the state House of Representatives.\n<\/p>\n

Holscher and Ohaebosim are expected to assume office in 2027.\n <\/p>\n

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