Joy Koesten

Joy Koesten (born December 30, 1954) is an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 28th district from 2017 to 2019.^[1][2]

Joy Koesten
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Jerry Lunn
Succeeded by	Kellie Warren
Personal details
Born	(1954-12-30) December 30, 1954 (age 70) Springfield, Missouri, US
Political party	Democratic (2018–present)
Other political affiliations	Republican (before 2018)

Joy Koesten and her husband launched a campaign to fund an Endowed Professorship in Developmental and Behavioral Health at Children’s Mercy Hospital supporting research into adolescent depression and suicide prevention.^[3]

On August 7, 2018, she was defeated in the Republican primary for the 28th district by Kellie Warren.^[4] On December 13, 2018, she announced she was changing her party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.^[5]

Joy had announced that she will run for the Kansas Senate 11 Seat in the Overland Park/Leawood area on September 15, 2019.^[6] She was defeated by Republican Kellie Warren, by a vote of 52.7%, to Koesten's 47.3%.^[7]