Melissa Rooker (June 29, 1964) is a Republican and former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and formerly the director of development of Malpaso Productions. Biography Rooker was raised in Fairway, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, and the University of Kansas, and is married with two children. Film career Rooker became director of development of Malpaso Productions in 1995. Previously, she had been an assistant to the company's founder, Clint Eastwood. Political career Rooker was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives until 2019. She is a Republican. References People from Prairie Village, Kansas Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Women state legislators in Kansas American filmmakers University of Kansas alumni Living people 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians People from Johnson County, Kansas 1964 births