What is Brandon Whipple?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Brandon Whipple | image = Brandon Whipple speaking.jpg | office = 102nd [[List of mayors of Wichita, Kansas|Mayor]] of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] | term_start = January 13, 2020 | term_end = January 8, 2024 | predecessor = [[Jeff Longwell]] | successor = [[Lily Wu]] | state_house1 = Kansas | district1 = 96th | term_start1 = January 14, 2013 | term_end1 = January 13, 2020 | predecessor1 = [[Phil Hermanson]] | successor1 = [[Stephanie Yeager]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|13}} | birth_place = [[Rochester, New Hampshire]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Wichita State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Franklin Pierce University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) | website = {{url|https://www.wichita.gov/Council/Pages/Mayor.aspx|Government website}} }} '''Brandon Whipple''' (born July 13, 1982) is an American politician and educator. He was elected [[List of mayors of Wichita, Kansas|Mayor]] of [[Wichita, Kansas]] in 2019 but lost the mayoral election in 2023 to [[Lily Wu]]. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]] representing the 96th district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/rep_whipple_brandon_1/ |title=Representative Brandon Whipple |publisher=Kslegislature.org |access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref> He was an adjunct professor of American politics at [[Wichita State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesunflower.com/41349/news/wsu-adjunct-professor-alumnus-running-for-mayor-of-wichita/ |title=WSU adjunct professor, alumnus running for mayor of Wichita |author=Cameron, Kylie |publisher=thesunflower.com |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{r