M. McCray-Miller, District 89
Biography
Representative Melody McCray-Miller has served the 89th House District since 2005. She represents parts north central Wichita.
Rep. McCray-Miller has worked as a public schoolteacher in Wichita and has also been a local entrepreneur for 15 years. She has served as a Wichita city commissioner and on the local school board. Rep. McCray- Miller attended the University of Houston and received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, as well as a secondary school teaching certificate from Wichita State University.
Within the Wichita community, Rep. McCray-Miller serves on the Executive Board of Center for Health and Wellness, the Advisory Board for Wichita Children's Home, and the Grant Chapel A.M.E. Steward Board. She is active in the Kansas Leadership Center, the Autism Task Force, the Kansas Advisory Group for Juvenile Justice, and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice Fundraising Committee National Organization. She is also a member of the Wichita Symphony Choir and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
Among her many distinctions, Rep. McCray-Miller has been awarded Community Crusader, Teacher of the Year, Arthur Flemming Fellow, and Kansas Health Foundation Fellow.
As a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Melody has led the fight to better fund early childhood education across the state, reform Kansas' juvenile justice system, create more just annexation laws, and crack down on predatory lenders. She has supported legislation to expand health care and help small businesses grow and has been a long-time advocate for Kansas public schools. She serves on the Kansas House Committees on Taxation, Federal and State Affairs, and Government Efficiency and Technology.
Rep. McCray-Miller resides in Wichita and raised three daughters. She also has five grandchildren.
