Ed Whitfield

Ed Whitfield
	Ed Whitfield
	;
	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Kentucky's 1st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Tom Barlow
Born	May 25, 1943 (age 66); Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Constance Whitfield
Residence	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Alma mater	University of Kentucky
Occupation	attorney, railroad executive
Religion	Methodist
	Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1967-1973
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	Reserves

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (born May 25, 1943) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Kentucky's 1st congressional district, which covers much of the western part of the state, including Fort Campbell.

He was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and was educated at the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity. He also attended the Wesley Theological Seminary. He served in the United States Army Reserve and reached the rank of First Lieutenant. He also was a lawyer, and served as counsel to executives at Seaboard Systems Railroad of Washington. He served as a vice president for the CSX Corporation in two different capacities and was the legal counsel to the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1991 to 1993.

Whitfield gained his first political experience as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1979. Whitfield's wife is a former Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[edit] Positions

On his official website, Whitfield represents himself as a conservative who has consistently voted pro-life and "supports allowing students to engage in voluntary school prayer." He also lists military issues and encouraging the use of coal and nuclear power as substitutes for oil as two of his main priorities. The Sunlight Foundation pointed out that among the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Whitfield has the seventh-highest amount of investment in oil stocks.^[1]

He was one of three Republicans who voted for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009.^[2]

As chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Whitfield held hearings on child pornography, flag burning, and other controversial issues.