12 Facts About Whitney Westerfield

In 2015, Westerfield was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky, losing to Democrat Andy Beshear by a margin of 0.2 percent.

Whitney 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, Whitney Westerfield challenged District 3 incumbent Democratic Senator Joey Pendleton, Whitney Westerfield was unopposed for the May 22,2012 Republican primary and won the November 6,2012 general election with 18,457 votes against Pendleton.

Whitney Westerfield lost to Democrat Andy Beshear by a very narrow margin.

In 2019, Whitney Westerfield ran for Kentucky Supreme Court District 1.

Whitney Westerfield lost the general election to fellow Republican Christopher Shea Nickell.

On March 30,2023, Whitney Westerfield announced that he would not seek re-election in 2024.

Whitney Westerfield serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senator Whitney Westerfield serves as a member on the Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee; the Agriculture Committee; the Natural Resources and Energy Committee; the Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee; the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee; the Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary; and serves as co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council.

Whitney Westerfield serves as a Senate member on a new Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity, attached to the Kentucky legislature's administrative agency, the Legislative Research Commission.

Whitney Westerfield formerly served on both the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee and the Senate Bill 192 Oversight Committee.

Whitney 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.