Kansas Turnpike Authority
Brandon Kauffman has extensive experience in finance and administration. Brandon is currently serving as the Director of Finance at the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Prior to this role, they held the position of Director of Finance at the City of Lincoln in Nebraska from 2017 to 2021. Before that, they worked as the Director of Finance and Chief Fiscal Officer at the City of Topeka from 2014 to 2017. Additionally, they served as the Assistant County Administrator/Finance Director at Butler County, KS from 2009 to 2014. Early in their career, they worked as a Financial Analyst and Neighborhood Assistant at the City of Wichita Kansas from 2003 to 2009.
Brandon Kauffman obtained a Master's degree in Public Administration from Wichita State University, where they attended from 2002 to 2004. Prior to that, they attended Kansas State University from 1998 to 2002. In 2019, they obtained a certification as a Certified Public Finance Officer from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).
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The Kansas Turnpike Authority moves Kansas forward by operating a safe, reliable and customer-valued turnpike system in a fiscally responsible, businesslike manner. As an independent instrument of the state, it performs an essential government function, specifically providing toll-supported transportation services. The Turnpike was planned and constructed prior to the federal Interstate highway system. Federal planners later designated the Turnpike as Interstate highway rather than building parallel roads, saving millions of dollars. The KTA has never received any federal or state tax dollars. Maintenance and operations are funded from tolls, which also support repayment of revenue bonds used to fund capital improvements. Some additional revenue is received through non-tolling sources such as leases and other contractual agreements. Millions in motor fuel and sales tax collected from the Turnpike’s six service areas is paid each year to the state of Kansas for use unrelated to the Turnpike. The Turnpike’s 236 miles of Interstate roadway generate federal aid that is used by the state of Kansas. This additional federal aid goes into the state highway fund to help fund other Kansas transportation needs.