Brandon D. Woolf is an American politician. A Republican, he is serving as 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 He graduated cum laude from Utah State University in 1997 with a 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.
Woolf is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since March 8, 2026, he has served as a stake presidency counselor for the Boise Idaho Young Single Adult Stake.
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, Woolf was appointed permanent State Controller to serve the remainder of her term, which expired January 2015.
Electoral history Idaho State Controller Republican primary election, 2014PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanBrandon Woolf (inc.)68,60950.9RepublicanTodd Hatfield66,12649.1 Idaho State Controller general election, 2014PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanBrandon Woolf (inc.)342,013100.0
Idaho State Controller general election, 2018PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanBrandon Woolf465,105100.0
Idaho State Controller general election, 2022PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanBrandon Woolf405,07569.5DemocratDianna David 156,23226.8Constitution PartyMiste Gardner21,2983.7
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