Rep. Ed Whitfield
Republican • 1st District, Kentucky • 10th Term • Sworn In 1995
- 7 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 168 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 24 of 440)
- 45 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 428 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 128 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Kevin McCarthy
- Rep. Ron Barber
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Justin Amash
- Rep. James McGovern
- Votes with party 96%
- Abstains: 1%
Campaign Contributions
This is a list of the top 10 industries giving campaign contributions to Ed Whitfield in 2009-2010, the most recent fundraising cycle for which we have campaign contribution data.*
| Industry | Individual | PAC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professionals | $52,200 | $54,800 | $107,000 |
| Employer Listed/Category Unknown | $68,000 | $0 | $68,000 |
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $1,000 | $43,500 | $44,500 |
| Electric Utilities | $250 | $35,000 | $35,250 |
| Crop Production & Basic Processing | $15,650 | $6,000 | $21,650 |
| Retired | $21,500 | $0 | $21,500 |
| Mining | $8,000 | $12,500 | $20,500 |
| Oil & Gas | $2,500 | $18,000 | $20,500 |
| Telephone Utilities | $1,000 | $19,000 | $20,000 |
| Railroads | $5,800 | $14,000 | $19,800 |
This is a list of the top 10 interest groups giving campaign contributions to Ed Whitfield in 2009-2010.*
| Interest Group | Individual | PAC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer listed but category unknown (Employer Listed/Category Unknown) |
$68,000 | $0 | $68,000 |
| Physicians (Health Professionals) |
$42,300 | $8,500 | $50,800 |
| Other physician specialists (Health Professionals) |
$4,150 | $21,000 | $25,150 |
| Retired (Retired) |
$21,500 | $0 | $21,500 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing (Pharmaceuticals/Health Products) |
$1,000 | $20,000 | $21,000 |
| Telephone utilities (Telephone Utilities) |
$1,000 | $19,000 | $20,000 |
| Attorneys & law firms (Lawyers/Law Firms) |
$8,000 | $11,685 | $19,685 |
| Coal mining (Mining) |
$8,000 | $9,500 | $17,500 |
| Crop production & basic processing (Crop Production & Basic Processing) |
$15,650 | $0 | $15,650 |
| Power plant construction & equipment (Misc Energy) |
$0 | $15,500 | $15,500 |
| Railroads (Railroads) |
$1,000 | $14,000 | $15,000 |
| Pharmaceutical wholesale (Pharmaceuticals/Health Products) |
$0 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Gas & Electric Utilities (Electric Utilities) |
$0 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| Cable & satellite TV production & distribution (TV/Movies/Music) |
$0 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Republican/Conservative (Republican/Conservative) |
$0 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Optometrists & Ophthalmologists (Health Professionals) |
$4,250 | $9,000 | $13,250 |
| Electric Power utilities (Electric Utilities) |
$0 | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| Lobbyists & Public Relations (Lobbyists) |
$11,000 | $0 | $11,000 |
| Homemakers, students & other non-income earners (Homemakers/Non-income earners) |
$10,850 | $0 | $10,850 |
| General commerce (Misc Business) |
$10,750 | $0 | $10,750 |
| Hospitals (Hospitals/Nursing Homes) |
$2,750 | $7,500 | $10,250 |
| Milk & dairy producers (Dairy) |
$1,000 | $9,000 | $10,000 |
| Tobacco & Tobacco products (Tobacco) |
$1,000 | $8,500 | $9,500 |
| Major (multinational) oil & gas producers (Oil & Gas) |
$0 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| HMOs (Health Services/HMOs) |
$0 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
Fundraisers
Below are the three latest fundraising events for Ed Whitfield.
What: Lunch
Where: The Fluor Townhouse
Beneficiaries: Ed Whitfield
Contributions: $1,000 PAC; $500 Individual
Make Checks Payable To: Whitfield for Congress
What: Breakfast
Where: The Capitol Hill Club
Beneficiaries: Ed Whitfield
Contributions: $2,000 PAC Co-Host; $1,000 Individual Co-Host; $1,000 PAC; $500 Individual
Make Checks Payable To: The Gula Graham Group
What: Breakfast
Where: Offices of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Beneficiaries: Ed Whitfield
Contributions: $1,000 PAC; $500 Individual
Make Checks Payable To: The Gula Graham Group
Campaign contribution data provided by OpenSecrets.org, the nonpartisan guide to money in politics. * Contribution data is constantly being updated and this page may not be entirely up to date. For the most current info visit Ed Whitfield's OpenSecrets profile.
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U.S. Congress - Rep. Ed Whitfield, Kentucky (R)

