Preceded by Joey Pendleton Role American Politician Name Whitney Westerfield | Religion Baptist Political party Republican Party Republican Party | |
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Born November 29, 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-11-29 ) Alma mater University of Kentucky
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale Website Senate website
Campaigm website Education Southern Illinois University School of Law, University of Kentucky Profiles | ||
Candidate for Ky. Attorney General Whitney Westerfield - R | Fancy Farm 2015 | KET
Whitney H. Westerfield (born November 29, 1980) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. In 2015, Westerfield was the Republican nominee for Attorney General, running against Andy Beshear. Westerfield lost narrowly to Beshear.
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- Candidate for Ky Attorney General Whitney Westerfield R Fancy Farm 2015 KET
- Education
- Political career
- References
Education
Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Political career
In 2012, Westerfield challenged District 3 incumbent Democratic Senator Joey Pendleton, Westerfield was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 18,457 votes (50.4%) against Senator Pendleton.
In 2015, Westerfield ran for Attorney General of Kentucky. He lost to Democrat Andy Beshear.