Whitney Westerfield

Westerfield earned his BS in communication from the University of Kentucky in 2003, and his JD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2006.

In 2012, Westerfield challenged District 3 incumbent Democratic Senator Joey Pendleton, Westerfield was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Republican primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results |page= 22 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= May 6, 2014}} and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 18,457 votes (50.4%) against Pendleton.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results |page= 16 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |access-date= May 6, 2014}} The American Conservative Union gave him a 90% evaluation in 2017.

In 2015, Westerfield ran for Attorney General of Kentucky. He lost to Democrat Andy Beshear by a very narrow margin.{{Cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2015/11/03/andrew-beshear-whitney-westerfield-kentucky-attorney-general/74480122/|title = Andy Beshear prevails for attorney general}}

Beshear defeated Westerfield by a margin of 0.2 percent, getting 50.1% of the vote to Westerfield's 49.9%.{{cite news|last=Loftus|first=Tom|date=November 3, 2015|title=Andy Beshear prevails for attorney general|work=The Courier-Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2015/11/03/andrew-beshear-whitney-westerfield-kentucky-attorney-general/74480122/|url-status=live|url-access=limited|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611153948/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2015/11/03/andrew-beshear-whitney-westerfield-kentucky-attorney-general/74480122/|archive-date=June 11, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Lawrence |date=November 10, 2015 |title=Democratic Attorney General-elect Andy Beshear pledges cooperation |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/30483390/democratic-attorney-general-elect-andy-beshear-pledges-cooperation-with-republican-governor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221130334/http://www.wdrb.com/story/30483390/democratic-attorney-general-elect-andy-beshear-pledges-cooperation-with-republican-governor |archive-date=December 21, 2015 |access-date=December 15, 2015 |publisher=WDRB}} The margin was approximately 2,000 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7102d24c-2dcc-497a-ba18-3c54ff0f9ff3|title=The State AG report weekly update November 5, 2015|first1=Cozen O'Connor-JB|last1=Kelly|first2=Blake S.|last2=Rutherford|date=November 5, 2015|website=Lexology}}

In 2019, Westerfield ran for Kentucky Supreme Court District 1. He lost the general election to fellow Republican Christopher Shea Nickell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkms.org/post/nickell-elected-kentucky-supreme-court#stream/0|title = Nickell Elected to Kentucky Supreme Court|date = November 6, 2019}}

In 2020, Westerfield ran unopposed in the primary, and drew a Libertarian Party opponent in the General, but was [https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/2020%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf re-elected with nearly 80% of the vote (29,640 to 8,157)].

On March 30, 2023, Westerfield announced that he would not seek re-election in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Storm |first1=Nick |title=Senate Judiciary Chair Whitney Westerfield will not seek re-election in 2024 |url=https://www.kentuckyfried.com/senate-judiciary-chair-whitney-westerfield-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2024/ |website=www.kentuckyfried.com |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=30 March 2023}}

Westerfield serves as the chairman of the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=78&CommitteeType=Senate%20Standing%20Committee Senate Judiciary Committee]. Senator Westerfield also serves as a member on the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=191&CommitteeType=Senate%20Standing%20Committee Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee]; the Agriculture Committee; the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=273&CommitteeType=Senate%20Standing%20Committee Natural Resources and Energy Committee]; the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=361&CommitteeType=Statutory%20Committee Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee]; the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=175&CommitteeType=Statutory%20Committee Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee]; the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=200&CommitteeType=Senate%20Standing%20Committee Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary]; and serves as co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council. Westerfield serves as a Senate member on a new (2021) [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=386&CommitteeType=Statutory%20Committee Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity], attached to the Kentucky legislature's administrative agency, the Legislative Research Commission. He formerly served on both the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=385&CommitteeType=Statutory%20Committee Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee] (formerly known as the Program Review and Investigations Committee) and the Senate Bill 192 (heroin and controlled substance-related legislation) Oversight Committee.

Westerfield serves as a member in several approved caucuses including the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=32&CommitteeType=Caucuses Kentucky Sportsmen's Caucus] (Member), [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=8&CommitteeType=Caucuses Western Kentucky Caucus] (Member), the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=35&CommitteeType=Caucuses Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus] (Member), the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=37&CommitteeType=Caucuses Pro-Life Caucus] (Member), the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=42&CommitteeType=Caucuses Aerospace/Aviation Caucus] (Member), and the [https://legislature.ky.gov/Committees/Pages/Committee-Details.aspx?CommitteeRSN=40&CommitteeType=Caucuses Kentucky Nonprofit Caucus] (Member).

Westerfield is a lifelong resident of Christian County, Kentucky, and presently maintains a private law practice in after serving over five years as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney.

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• [http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S001.htm Senate District 3: Senator Whitney Westerfield (R)] at Kentucky Legislature
• [http://www.whitneywesterfield.com/ WhitneyWesterfield.com (campaign site)]
• [http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/139820 Whitney H. Westerfield] at Project Vote Smart
• [http://ballotpedia.org/Whitney_Westerfield Whitney Westerfield] at Ballotpedia
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1413593 Whitney H. Westerfield] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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