Preceded by Karen McGee Party Democratic Party Spouse Carol Whitworth | Name Lin Whitworth Political party Democratic Succeeded by Bert Marley | |
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Born December 28, 1933 (age 90)
Inkom, Idaho ( 1933-12-28 ) Children 7 children, 40 grandchildren Profession Farmer, county commissioner Residence Inkom, Idaho, United States | ||
A. Lin Whitworth (born December 28, 1933) is a former Democratic county commissioner from Bannock County, Idaho. He previously served in the Idaho State Senate and was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2004.
Whitworth is retired from Union Pacific Railroad where he was noted as a union activist. He is a lifelong resident of Inkom, a small town near Pocatello.
Elections
Idaho Senate District 33
Whitworth was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1994, defeating Republican Karen McGee. He was reelected in 1996, 1998 and 2000 but resigned midway through his fourth term. Whitworth served in very small Democratic minorities in the Idaho Senate, and was one of only three Democrats in the body as of his 2001 resignation.
Idaho 2nd Congressional District
2004
Whitworth was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Whitworth was defeated by incumbent Mike Simpson only getting 29.3% of the vote .
Bannock County Commissioner
2006
Whitworth was elected to the Bannock County Commission as a Democrat.
2008
Whitworth was defeated for reelection in the Democratic primary by Karen Cordell.
Idaho Senate District 28
2014
Whitworth was unopposed in the Democratic Primary for Idaho Senate District 28.
Whitworth withdrew on June 30 2014 leaving incumbent Jim Guthrie (politician) unopposed.