Brandon Woodard

Brandon Woodard
Brandon Woodard
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 30th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Randy Powell
Personal details
Born	September 1, 1990 (age 34); Topeka, Kansas, US
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Lenexa, Kansas, US
Alma mater	University of Kansas
Profession	Higher Education Fundraiser
Website	www.woodardforkansas.com

Brandon Woodard is an American politician and Co-Vice Chair of the Kansas Future Caucus under the Millennial Action Project currently serving in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 30th House District as a member of the Democratic Party.^[1] Woodard was elected House Minority Leader in December 2024.^[2]

Openly gay, he was elected alongside Susan Ruiz as one of the state's first-ever LGBT state legislators.^[3] 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.^[4]

He has been the Ranking Minority Member of the House Higher Education Budget Committee since January 2020, succeeding Democrat Brandon Whipple, who left the Kansas House of Representatives after being elected Mayor of Wichita, Kansas.^[5]

2019-2020 House Committee Assignments^[6]

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

References

^ "Kansas election results: Laura Kelly, others who won key races in the 2018 midterms". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.
^ "Kansas House Republicans, Democrats nominate leadership teams for 2025 session". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
^ "Kansas House: First openly gay members win, helping Dems cut into Republican control". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.
^ "Democrat running for Kansas House seat cited for drunken driving not once, but twice". Kansas City Star, October 15, 2018.
^ "Brandon Woodard Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
^ "Representative Brandon Woodard". Kslegislature.org. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-26.

External links

Official website

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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[1] "Kansas election results: Laura Kelly, others who won key races in the 2018 midterms". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.

[2] "Kansas House Republicans, Democrats nominate leadership teams for 2025 session". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved 2024-12-02.

[3] "Kansas House: First openly gay members win, helping Dems cut into Republican control". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.

[4] "Democrat running for Kansas House seat cited for drunken driving not once, but twice". Kansas City Star, October 15, 2018.

[5] "Brandon Woodard Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-12-26.

[6] "Representative Brandon Woodard". Kslegislature.org. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-26.

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Brandon Woodard

Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Randy Powell

Personal details
Born	(1990-09-01) September 1, 1990 (age 34) Topeka, Kansas, US
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Lenexa, Kansas, US
Alma mater	University of Kansas
Profession	Higher Education Fundraiser
Website	www.woodardforkansas.com