Representative Edward 'Ed' Whitfield

Biographical

Full Name: Edward 'Ed' Whitfield
Current Office: U.S. House - District 1, Republican
First Elected: 11/08/1994
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Connie; 1 Child: Kate
Birth Date: 05/25/1943
Birth Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Home City: Hopkinsville, KY
Religion: Methodist
Issue Category

Recent Key Votes

HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 12, 2012 - Extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following ...

HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
Legislation (Yea)

April 26, 2012 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish procedures for sharing cyber threat information with private-sector entities and utilities (Sec. 2). Defines ...

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Recent Public Statements

Blog: Whitfield & Gooch: Protest Against Kentucky Coal is Misguided

June 14, 2013 - Coal mining has been a way of life in Kentucky for over two centuries. Because of our hardworking miners, we have the fifth lowest electricity ...

Bipartisan Group of Representatives Introduce Bill to Repeal Anti-Coal Standards

June 13, 2013 - U.S. Representatives Ed Whitfield (R - KY), Nick Rahall (D -- WV), Dave McKinley (R -- WV) and William Enyart (D -- IL) announced that ...

Whitfield Questions Proposed EPA Regulation on Coal-Fired Power Plant

June 10, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today announced that his subcommittee has requested an explanation from the ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 TechCrunch/CrunchGov Positions on Technology Industry 75%
2005-2006 Information Technology Industry Council Positions 86%
2009-2010 Communications Workers of America Positions 22%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,917,048.79
Total Spent $1,466,340.54
Cash On Hand $1,500,185.63
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ed Whitfield refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Edward 'Ed' Whitfield's Congressional Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Email
ed.whitfield@mail.house.gov

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://whitfield.house.gov/contact-ed/email-ed

Washington, D.C. Website
http://whitfield.house.gov

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/repedwhitfield

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/RepEdWhitfield?v=info

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/WhitfieldKY01

Washington, D.C.
2184 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3115
Fax: 202-225-3547

District
1403 South Main Street
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phone: 270-885-8079
Fax: 270-885-8598

District
222 First Street, Suite 224
Henderson, KY 42420
Phone: 270-826-4180
Fax: 270-826-6783

District
200 North Main Street, Suite F
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
Phone: 270-487-9509
Fax: 270-487-0019

District
100 Fountain Avenue
Room 104
Paducah, KY 42001
Phone: 270-442-6901
Fax: 270-442-6805

Key Staff
Elizabeth Leasure
Scheduler

Phone: 202-225-3115
Fax: 202-225-3547
E-mail: elizabeth.leasure@mail.house.gov

Key Staff
Dereck Fink
Press Secretary

Phone: 202-225-3115
Fax: 202-225-3547
E-mail: dereck.fink@mail.house.gov

Key Staff
John Sparkman
Chief of Staff

Phone: 202-225-3115
Fax: 202-225-3547
E-mail: john.sparkman@mail.house.gov