Brandon D. Woolf is an American politician. A Republican, he is serving as Idaho's 21st

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Biography

Woolf, a sixth generation Idahoan, was born in 1972 to Dennis and Liz Woolf of

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, the oldest of five children. Woolf graduated from

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in 1991, and then served a two-year church mission in

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He graduated cum laude from

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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

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Career

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

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, at her recommendation, appointed him temporary acting State Controller. Following Jones' retirement on October 15, 2012, Woolf was appointed permanent State Controller to serve the remainder of her term which expired January 2015.

Electoral history

References

External links

* Office of the Idaho State Controller, website, http://www.sco.idaho.gov * Official State Transparency Site, website, http://transparent.idaho.gov * Official Campaign Site, website, http://www.BrandonWoolf.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Woolf, Brandon 1972 births 21st-century American politicians American Mormon missionaries in Belgium Boise State University alumni Idaho Republicans Idaho State Controllers Latter Day Saints from Idaho Living people People from Franklin County, Idaho Politicians from Logan, Utah Utah State University alumni