Rui Xu
Rui Xu | |
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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 31–32) Switzerland |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Kearsha |
Occupation | Sports analyst |
Rui Xu (born 1989 in Switzerland)[1] is a state representative in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 25th district. He is the first Chinese-American person to ever serve in the Kansas Legislature and the only naturalized citizen and only Asian-American currently serving.
Political career[]
Rui was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives for the first time in 2018.[2] He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States).
2019-2020 Kansas House Committee Assignments[3][4]
- Agriculture
- Education (2019)
- Higher Education Budget (2020)
- Financial Institutions and Pensions
References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20191006135627/https://www.ruixuforkansas.com/meet-rui/
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American politicians
- Asian-American people in Kansas politics
- American politicians of Chinese descent
- Kansas Democrats
- Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Naturalized citizens of the United States