Governor Butch Otter Political party Republican Party Name Brandon Woolf | Spouse(s) Janalee Woolf Preceded by Donna Jones | |
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Alma mater Utah State University, Logan
Boise State University Education Boise State University, Utah State University | ||
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Brandon D Woolf is a Republican and Idaho's 21st State Controller.
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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 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.
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 Butch Otter, at her recommendation, appointed him temporary acting State Controller. Following Jones' retirement on October 15, 2012, he was appointed Woolf as permanent State Controller to serve the remainder of her term which expired January 2015.
He sought and won the Republican nomination for state controller in the May 2014 Primary Election.
Woolf was unopposed in the November 2014 General Election.