Brandon Woolf

Brandon Woolf
21st Controller of Idaho
Assumed office
October 15, 2012
Governor Butch Otter
Preceded by Donna Jones
Personal details
Born 1972 (age 4344)
Logan, Utah, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Janalee Woolf
Alma mater Utah State University, Logan
Boise State University

Brandon D Woolf is a Republican and Idaho's 21st State Controller.

Biography

Woolf, a sixth generation Idahoan, was born in 1972 to Dennis and Liz Woolf of Whitney, Idaho, the oldest of five children.

Woolf graduated from Preston High School (Idaho) in 1991, and then served a two-year church mission in Antwerp, Belgium [1] He graduated Cum Laude from Utah State University in 1997 with Bachelor of Arts in Political Science In 2006, while working full-time at the Idaho State Controller’s Office, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Boise State University.[1]

Employment

After graduating from Utah State University he interned at the Idaho State Controller’s Office, starting in 1997, and rose through the ranks serving as a training specialist, bureau chief, and division administrator over Statewide Payroll. In 2011, he was appointed chief of staff for former State Controller Donna M. Jones.

Following Jones’ automobile accident in May 2012, Governor Butch Otter, at her recommendation, appointed him temporary acting State Controller.[2] Following Jones' retirement on October 15, 2012, he was appointed Woolf as permanent State Controller to serve the remainder of her term which expires in January 2015.[3]

He sought and won the Republican nomination for state controller in the May 2014 Primary Election,[4] and is unopposed in the November 2014 General Election.[5]

Electoral history

Idaho State Controller Republican Primary Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon Woolf (inc.) 68,609 50.9
Republican Todd Hatfield 66,126 49.1
Idaho State Controller Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon Woolf (inc.) 342,013 100.0

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Political offices
Preceded by
Donna M. Jones
Idaho State Controller
2012present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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