Rui Xu
Rui Xu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Melissa Rooker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rui Xu 1989 (age 34–35) Switzerland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kearsha |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California[1] |
| Occupation | Sports analyst |
Rui Xu (born 1989 in Switzerland)[2] is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 25th district. He is the first Chinese American to serve in the Kansas Legislature as well as the only naturalized citizen and the only Asian American currently serving.
Political career
[edit]Rui was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives for the first time in 2018, defeating incumbent Melissa Rooker with 50.5% of the vote.[3] In 2020 and 2022, he ran unopposed and was re-elected.
2019-2020 Kansas House Committee Assignments[4][5]
- Agriculture
- Education (2019)
- Higher Education Budget (2020)
- Financial Institutions and Pensions
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Rui". Rui Xu for Kansas.
- ^ "Meet Rui - Rui Xu for Kansas". www.ruixuforkansas.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Johnson County Election Results 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "Representative Rui Xu". Kslegislature.org. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Brandon Woodard Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
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