The Honorable Brett Guthrie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Ron Lewis
Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 32nd district
In office 2000–2008
Preceded by	Frank Miller[1]
Succeeded by	Mike Reynolds[2]
Personal details
Born	Steven Brett Guthrie (1964-02-18) February 18, 1964 (age 48) Florence, Alabama
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Beth Guthrie
Residence	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Alma mater	United States Military Academy, Yale University
Occupation	former military officer
Religion	Churches of Christ

Guthrie in Hawesville, Kentucky.

Steven Brett Guthrie (born February 18, 1964) is the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, a Bowling Green-based district, since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Kentucky Senate.

Early life, education, and career[link]

Guthrie was born in Florence, Alabama, the son of Carolyn P. (née Holt) and Lowell M. Guthrie.^[3] He earned his Bachelor of Science in mathematical economics from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1987^[4] and his Master's of Public and Private Management from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1997.

Guthrie is a former vice president of Trace Die Cast, Inc., an automotive parts supplier based in Bowling Green. Guthrie has previously served as a field artillery officer in the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Kentucky Senate[link]

Guthrie represented the 32nd district in the Kentucky Senate from 1999 to 2008, where he served as vice chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee, and was chairman of the Transportation Committee.

U.S. House of Representatives[link]

Elections[link]

2008

In the 2008 congressional general election, he defeated his Democratic opponent, State Senator David Boswell from Sorgho in Daviess County, for the right to succeed the retiring Republican U.S. Representative Ron Lewis of Hardin County. Lewis announced his retirement on the last day for candidates to file for the seat in 2008, in hopes of steering the Republican nomination to his chief of staff, Daniel London. Guthrie, however, filed his papers and defeated London for the party nomination.

2010

Guthrie defeated Democrat Ed Marksberry by a large margin.

Tenure[link]

Based on a questionnaire and the votes that the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund considered to be the most important in 1998, they assigned Representative Guthrie a grade of B.^[5] He has since received A's from the NRA and various other Second Amendment rights advocacy groups.

Committee assignments[link]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
  • Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Health

Personal life[link]

With his family, Guthrie attends the Lehman Avenue Church of Christ in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as reported by the Christian Chronicle; Michael Greene, minister of the Lehman Avenue congregation, said that he has no doubt "Guthrie’s faith will play a positive role" in representation of the 2nd district.^[6]

References[link]

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Congressman Brett Guthrie Official U.S. House Website
• Brett Guthrie for Congress Official Campaign Website
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

Ed Whitfield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Tom Barlow
Personal details
Born	(1943-05-25) May 25, 1943 (age 69) Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic (1974-1994) Republican (1994-present)
Spouse(s)	Constance Whitfield
Residence	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Alma mater	University of Kentucky
Occupation	attorney, railroad executive
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1967-1973
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	Reserves

Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (born May 25, 1943) is the U.S. Representative of Kentucky's 1st congressional district, serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.

The district covers much of the western part of the state, including Hopkinsville, Paducah, Henderson and Kentucky's share of Fort Campbell.

Early life, education and career[link]

Whitfield was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and attended the University of Kentucky for both undergraduate and law school, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.^[1] He also attended the Wesley Theological Seminary. He served in the United States Army Reserve and reached the rank of First Lieutenant. He served as legal counsel to executives at Seaboard System Railroad of Washington. He served as a vice president for the later CSX Corporation in two different capacities and was the legal counsel to the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1991 to 1993.

Kentucky House of Representatives[link]

Whitfield gained his first political experience as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1979.

U.S. Representative[link]

Committee assignments[link]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Chairman)
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Economy
  • Subcommittee on Health

Whitfield is a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership. On his official website, he represents himself as a conservative who has consistently voted pro-life and "supports allowing students to engage in voluntary school prayer." He also lists military issues and encouraging the use of coal and nuclear power as substitutes for oil as two of his main priorities. The Sunlight Foundation pointed out that among the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Whitfield has the seventh-highest amount of investment in oil stocks.^[2]

He was one of three Republicans who voted for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009.^[3]

When chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations within the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Whitfield held hearings on child pornography and flag burning.

He is the co-sponsor, with Fred Upton, of the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011”.^[4]

Political campaigns[link]

Whitfield had been a Democrat for most of his life, but in 1994 filed to run in the 1st District as a Republican. He defeated the 1992 Republican nominee, Steve Hamrick, in the primary, and then narrowly defeated freshman Democratic Congressman Tom Barlow by only 2,500 votes. He narrowly defeated Dennis Null in 1996 even as Bill Clinton carried the district, but hasn't faced a close race since.

Personal life[link]

Whitfield's wife, Constance Whitfield, is a former Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

References[link]

1. ^ "Delta Tau Delta | About Us: Subpage". Delts.org. http://www.delts.org/about/famousdelts.html. Retrieved 2010-08-23. 
2. ^ "The Sunlight Foundation Blog - Oil Industry Influence: Personal Finances'". Sunlight Foundation. August 8, 2008. http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2008/08/08/oil-industry-influence-personal-finances/.  Retrieved on Aug. 8, 2008
3. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll009.xml#Y
4. ^ http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dhawkins/dirty_air_extremism.html

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ed Whitfield

• U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield official U.S. House site
• Whitfield for U.S. Congress official campaign site
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs