Rui Xu

American politician from Kansas
Rui Xu
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byMelissa Rooker
Personal details
Born
Rui Xu

1989 (age 34–35)
Switzerland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKearsha
OccupationSports 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, beating incumbent Melissa Rooker with 50.5% of the vote.[2] He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States). In 2020 and 2022, he ran unopposed and was re-elected.

2019-2020 Kansas House Committee Assignments[3][4]

  • Agriculture
  • Education (2019)
  • Higher Education Budget (2020)
  • Financial Institutions and Pensions

References

  1. ^ "Meet Rui - Rui Xu for Kansas". www.ruixuforkansas.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Johnson County Election Results 2018" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Representative Rui Xu". Kslegislature.org. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  4. ^ "Brandon Woodard Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
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