Brandon Whipple

Brandon Whipple
102nd Mayor of Wichita
In office
January 13, 2020 – January 8, 2024
Preceded byJeff Longwell
Succeeded byLily Wu
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 96th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2020
Preceded byPhil Hermanson
Succeeded byStephanie Yeager
Personal details
Born
Brandon James Whipple

(1982-07-13) July 13, 1982 (age 42)
Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMount 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.

  1. ^ Swaim, Chance (November 3, 2023). "Whipple drops smear campaign lawsuit; to refile after election". Wichita Eagle.
  2. ^ "Representative Brandon Whipple". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Cameron, Kylie. "WSU adjunct professor, alumnus running for mayor of Wichita". thesunflower.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.