Brandon Whipple | |
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| 102nd Mayor of Wichita | |
| In office January 13, 2020 – January 8, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Longwell |
| Succeeded by | Lily Wu |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Hermanson |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Yeager |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brandon James Whipple July 13, 1982 Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Mount Washington College Wichita State University (BA, MA) Franklin Pierce University (DArts) University of the People (MBA) |
Brandon Whipple (born July 13, 1982)[1] is an American politician and academic who formerly served as mayor of Wichita, Kansas. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 96th district, which included part of south Wichita and was the Ranking Minority member on the Higher Education Budget committee.[2]
When the Kansas Legislature was not in session, Whipple served as an adjunct professor of American politics at Wichita State University, his alma mater.[3] Whipple defeated incumbent Jeff Longwell in the 2019 Wichita mayoral election. He ran for a second term as mayor in the 2023 Wichita mayoral election, but lost to Lily Wu.
- ^ https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article281384873.html
- ^ "Representative Brandon Whipple". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Cameron, Kylie. "WSU adjunct professor, alumnus running for mayor of Wichita". thesunflower.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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