Brandon Woodard

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]

Brandon Woodard
Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2025
Preceded by	Vic Miller
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, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Kansas (BA)
Website	Campaign website

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)