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.

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

1989 (age 34–35)
Switzerland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKearsha
Alma materUniversity of Southern California[1]
OccupationSports analyst

Political career

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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

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