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Rep. Edward Whitfield

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Term Start Term End Role    State  Party 
2007 2008 Representative KY Republican
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June 20, 2008 Stearns Pursues National Horse Racing Board

Some horsemen argued that Congress had no business interfering in the industry, but Representative Edward Whitfield of Kentucky pointed out that Congress ...

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Source: Online Casino Advisory, Canada


June 19, 2008 Governing Body Urged for Racing Industry

Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.) pointed out during the hearing that the racing industry had implored Congress to pass the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, ...

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Source: Washington Post, United States


June 06, 2008 Bill and Hillary: A Fine Line Between Victory and Defeat

“It’s so interesting that in other sports anabolic steroids are not allowed, but they are in horse racing,” said Representative Edward Whitfield, ...

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Source: Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY


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June 30, 2008 History of drugs anabolic steroids individuals looking to make a ...

As Bill Finley noted in The Times on Monday, the horse racing industry seemed unconcerned about the potential damage from steroids and other drugs until Representative Edward Whitfield, a Republican from Kentucky, and other politicians ...

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June 27, 2008 Do you think Brendan Nelson will still be leader of the henry

Said Representative Edward Whitfield, a Republican from Kentucky who has repeatedly spoken out about his concerns that drug use is rampant in horse racing. The content on this site, including news, quotes, data and other Reese roper ...

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June 23, 2008 EXPERTS IN DELAY?

Stearns and Representative Edward Whitfield (R-Kentucky) both pointed toward federal laws that can be used like “a hammer or a stick” to promote change. With approximately 88% of the $14.7-billion wagered on racing last year coming from ...

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Source: Virginia Thoroughbred Blog


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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Health
Top Contributor: American Optometric Assn ($8,000)
IndustryDonation% of total
Health $118,100 39.9 %
Energy/Nat Resource $36,000 12.2 %
Misc Business $28,100 9.5 %
Communic/Electronics $24,350 8.2 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $21,200 7.2 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $17,250 5.8 %
Agribusiness $16,550 5.6 %
Transportation $12,500 4.2 %
Other $9,850 3.3 %
Labor $4,500 1.5 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $4,000 1.4 %
Construction $2,500 0.8 %
Defense $1,000 0.3 %
Total:$295,900

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