Brandon Woodard

Brandon Woodard is an American politician currently serving in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 30th House District as a member of the Democratic Party. Woodard was elected House Minority Leader in December 2024.

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

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.

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