Preceded by Joe Skubitz Role U.S. representative Political party Republican Party Republican Party | Profession optometrist Succeeded by Dick Nichols Name Bob Whittaker | |
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Born September 18, 1939 (age 84)
Eureka, Kansas ( 1939-09-18 ) Alma mater University of Kansas
Emporia State University Education Illinois College of Optometry, University of Kansas, Emporia State University | ||
Robert Russell "Bob" Whittaker (born September 18, 1939) is a former U.S. Representative from Kansas.
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Early life
Whittaker was born in Eureka, Kansas and was educated in the Greenwood County public schools. He attended the University of Kansas from 1957 to 1959, and Emporia State University during the summer of 1959. Whittaker earned his Doctor of Optometry degree (O.D.) from Illinois College of Optometry in 1962, and began practice as an optometrist. He was clinic director for the Kansas Low Vision Clinic in 1973.
Career
Whittaker's first foray into politics was as precinct committeeman and member of the city planning commission from 1970 to 1974. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1974 to 1977.
Whittaker was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1991). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress. He is a resident of Augusta, Kansas.