John Whitmer | |
State House: | Kansas |
District: | 93rd |
Term Start: | September 9, 2014[1] |
Term End: | 2018 |
Predecessor: | Joe Edwards |
Successor: | J.C. Moore |
Residence: | Wichita, Kansas |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Marlena Whitmer |
Alma Mater: | University of Kansas[2] |
John R. Whitmer is an American politician who served two terms in the Kansas House of Representatives as a Republican from the 93rd district from 2014 to 2018.
Whitmer was originally appointed to fill the 93rd district seat left vacant by the death of Joe Edwards.[1] He won election in his own right on the November 2014 ballot, and served for two terms before losing the 2018 primary election to fellow Republican J.C. Moore in a close race; Whitmer received 49% of the vote.[3]
After leaving the legislature, Whitmer worked as a talk radio host.[4]