Kansas House District 25: Meet the candidate running unopposed

Every Kansas House district covering Johnson County is on the Nov. 3 ballot. Meet the candidates running in your area.

Kansas House District 25 covers the far northeastern corner of Johnson County, including all of Fairway, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Roeland Park, Westwood and Westwood Hills, and parts of Mission and Prairie Village.

See a district map to see its boundaries.

Democratic incumbent Rep. Rui Xu is running for reelection unopposed.

Learn more about him.

Rui Xu (Democratic, incumbent)

Rui XuRui Xu is running unopposed and has represented District 25 since 2019. He has served on the House Education, Higher Education Budget and Financial Institutions and Pensions committees. Born in Switzerland and raised in Rolla, Missouri, Xu became a naturalized U.S. citizen at 12, studied economics at the University of Southern California and previously worked as a performance analyst for Sporting Kansas City. Xu opposes property valuation caps, favoring restored state revenue sharing with cities and counties. He voted against the Chiefs stadium deal.

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