Brandon Woodard

Brandon Woodard is an American politician, who was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in the 2018 elections.[1] He will represent the 30th House District as a member of the Democratic Party.

Brandon Woodard
Member-elect of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 30th district
Assuming office
2019
SucceedingRandy Powell
Personal details
BornSeptember 1, 1990 (age 30)
Topeka, Kansas, US
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLenexa, Kansas, US
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
ProfessionHigher Education Fundraiser
Websitewww.woodardforkansas.com

Openly gay, he was elected alongside Susan Ruiz as the state's first-ever LGBT state legislators.[2] During the campaign, he weathered a controversy when it was revealed that he had previously spent five days in jail for a second offense of driving under the influence.[3]

He has been named the Ranking Minority Member of the House Higher Education Budget Committee starting in January 2020, succeeding Democrat Brandon Whipple, who left the Kansas House of Representatives after being elected Mayor of Wichita, Kansas.[4]

2019-2020 House Committee Assignments[5]

  • Ranking Minority Member of Higher Education Budget (2020)
  • Federal and State Affairs
  • Insurance
  • Member of Higher Education Budget (2019)

References
  1. "Kansas election results: Laura Kelly, others who won key races in the 2018 midterms". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.
  2. "Kansas House: First openly gay members win, helping Dems cut into Republican control". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.
  3. "Democrat running for Kansas House seat cited for drunken driving not once, but twice". Kansas City Star, October 15, 2018.
  4. "Brandon Woodard Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  5. "Representative Brandon Woodard". Kslegislature.org. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
Preceded by
Brandon Whipple		 Kansas House of Representatives Ranking Minority Member of the Higher Education Budget Committee
January 13, 2020 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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