Whitney Westerfield

Whitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3[1] since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Attorney General, losing to Democrat Andy Beshear.

Whitney Westerfield
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded byJoey Pendleton
Personal details
Born (1980-11-29) November 29, 1980
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale
WebsiteSenate website
Campaign website

Education

Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Political career

Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee; the Agriculture Committee; the Capital Planning Advisory Board; the Natural Resources and Energy Committee; the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee; the Program Review and Investigations Committee; the Senate Bill 192 Oversight Committee; the Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary; and serves as Co-Chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council.

Senator Westerfield is a lifelong resident of Christian County, Kentucky, and presently maintains a private law practice in after serving over five years as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney. He also operates a commercial drone photography/videography company, known as Flightdubs, LLC (www.flightdubs.com) serving clients across the Commonwealth and Tennessee.

Westerfield currently serves on the board for the Kentucky Association of Children's Advocacy Centers, which provides statewide technical assistance to the Commonwealth's 15 CACs as they serve Kentucky's children who have been victims of sexual assault.

Senator Westerfield received his B.S. in Communication at the University of Kentucky in 2003, and his J.D. in the spring of 2006 from Southern Illinois University School of Law. He has been an active member of the Kentucky Bar since October 2006 and the Tennessee Bar since 2012.

In 2012, Westerfield challenged District 3 incumbent Democratic Senator Joey Pendleton, Westerfield was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 18,457 votes (50.4%) against Senator Pendleton.[3] The American Conservative Union gave him a 90% evaluation in 2017.

In 2015, Westerfield ran for Attorney General of Kentucky. He lost to Democrat Andy Beshear by a very narrow margin.[4]

In 2019, Westerfield ran for Kentucky Supreme Court District 1. He lost the general election to fellow Republican Christopher Shea Nickell.[5]

References
  1. "Whitney Westerfield's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 22. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 16. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2015/11/03/andrew-beshear-whitney-westerfield-kentucky-attorney-general/74480122/
  5. https://www.wkms.org/post/nickell-elected-kentucky-supreme-court#stream/0
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