Jeff Longwell (born June 15, 1960) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 101st mayor of Wichita, Kansas from 2015 to 2020.

[2] Longwell was accused of steering an over $500 million new drinking water facility project to his golfing friends in the Wichita Eagle on September 29, 2019, casting the deciding vote of the City Council.

[3] The headline had an email from the mayor to the contractors of PEC (Professional Engineering Consultants) saying, "I'm going to be super nice to you for a long time."

Kansas state Representative Brandon Whipple received 26.3% in a nine-person field, advancing the two to a runoff to be held on November 5.

Although elaborate covers had been implemented in Wyoming and New Mexico to conceal the identities of the perpetrators of the smear, an investigation by the Wichita Eagle revealed that the producer of the defamation was the campaign manager for a Longwell ally, Republican state Representative Michael Capps.