John R. Whitmer

John R. Whitmer is an American politician who served two terms in the Kansas House of Representatives as a Republican from the 93rd district from 2014 to 2018.

John Whitmer
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 93rd district
In office September 9, 2014[1] – 2018
Preceded by	Joe Edwards
Succeeded by	J.C. Moore
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marlena Whitmer
Residence	Wichita, Kansas
Alma mater	University of Kansas[2]

Whitmer was originally appointed to fill the 93rd district seat left vacant by the death of Joe Edwards.^[1] He won election in his own right on the November 2014 ballot, and served for two terms before losing the 2018 primary election to fellow Republican J.C. Moore in a close race; Whitmer received 49% of the vote.^[3]

After leaving the legislature, Whitmer worked as a talk radio host.^[4]