John Whipple
John Whipple (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
John Whipple was born in Corona, California. Whipple served in the United States Army from 1980 to 2003. He earned an associate degree in technical instruction from the Community College of the Air Force and a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College. Whipple also attended the Defense Language Institute. He earned a master's degree in education leadership from the University of Cincinnati in 2010.[1]
Whipple's career experience includes working in public education as a teacher and in school administration. He has served as a board member with the Kentucky Education Association and has volunteered with Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Josh Calloway defeated John Whipple in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Calloway (R) | 69.0 | 15,702 |
 | John Whipple (D) | 31.0 | 7,047 | |
| Total votes: 22,749 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. John Whipple advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Josh Calloway defeated Julie Cantwell in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Calloway | 79.0 | 2,773 |
 | Julie Cantwell | 21.0 | 738 | |
| Total votes: 3,511 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Whipple in this election.
2022
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Josh Calloway defeated John Whipple in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Calloway (R) | 98.8 | 11,516 |
| John Whipple (Independent Party) (Write-in) | 1.2 | 135 | |
| Total votes: 11,651 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Josh Calloway advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 10.
2020
See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kentucky State Senate District 5
Incumbent Stephen Meredith defeated John Whipple and Mike Miller in the general election for Kentucky State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Meredith (R) | 82.0 | 43,385 |
| John Whipple (Independent) | 10.8 | 5,724 | |
| Mike Miller (L) | 7.1 | 3,781 | ||
| Total votes: 52,890 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Stephen Meredith advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 5.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
John Whipple completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whipple's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I began my new life in 2004 as a proud public-school teacher in Breckinridge County, KY teaching 8th grade Social Studies. I am the president of the Breckinridge County Education Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Education Association.
My wife and I have only been married for 38 years and look forward to the next 38! We have two grown sons and three wonderful grandchildren.
- Our Kentucky Common Schools are the heart and soul of Kentucky’s future. A robust public education system is vital to the growth of Kentucky’s economy and our cultural development. We need stronger funding, a modern school calendar and recognition of the fact that we must nurture and support our teaching cadre.
- I believe in Kentucky labor, on farms and in factories. Our men and women work hard and deserve the respect and security of a fair wage that allows them to build families and plan for their futures. We must strengthen the laws which protect the health and safety of Kentucky workers so that if they are injured or get sick on the job they are adequately compensated for their loss until they can work again. Jobs need to be protected by due process and collective bargaining rights. We need to acknowledge the fact that Kentucky labor is the key to keeping our farms and factories productive.
- No one should be afraid, or live in fear, of being different. Everyone has worth and deserves respect. We need to write laws which foster and promote equity and not segregate and isolate people. We need to understand that what matters most is taking care of our neighbors and just being kind.
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2020
John Whipple completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whipple's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a progressive Independent candidate tired of watching Republicans and Democrats fight each other, instead of fighting for the people. I am a retired Veteran, a public school teacher and a proud Kentuckian by choice. I support local public schools, workers rights and the right for people to make their own decisions. Too many decisions are made by reacting to whatever crisis is occurring now. It is time for Frankfort to make long range plans and investments which will secure a prosperous future, free of ignorance and turmoil. The state of Kentucky is rich in resources and people. We need to wisely invest in ourselves and our state in order to secure a better future for our grandchildren's children.
The purpose of government is found in the Preamble to the Constitution. Every decision should be based on that.
Every election should be about the people's choice. Not the party's choice.
We need to focus decisions on what is best for the future, and not keep making the same old mistakes.
Everything comes down to individual rights. I don't just mean the easy ones, those outlined in the Bill of Rights. I am concerned about the more abstract rights, many of which we take for granted, but are under constant attack in many subtle ways. I believe that if we protect the rights of the individual our society grows and prospers.
I've grown up with that memory, it has stuck with me. I look at the riots now as a leadership failure. A failure of the men and women who were our leaders then to listen and to act. They failed to see the conditions that their brothers lived in and how their own actions (and failure to act) were only making those conditions worse.
When a candidate for governor (or president) promises, "When I am elected I will do this" I begin to lose respect for him. It is not the governor's (or the president's) job to establish health care, immigration, education or any other kind of policy. That's the legislative branches job. They write the laws, they write the policies. The governor then carries it out.
Kentucky is a large, diverse state. I don't mean simply diverse race-wise. The issue of our urban/rural populations cause a great deal of concern on how schools, roads and hospitals are funded. Our Appalachian region also presents significant challenges.
I have been a public school teacher for 15 years. I've served as both an administrator and a classroom teacher. I've served on our Site Based Decision Making Council as well as several councils and committees at the Kentucky Department of Education. Currently I am a member of the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Education Association.I am also a retired Army Veteran with a large number of strong assignments and world wide deployments. I served the Old Guard, in Washington DC. I was a paratrooper with the 10th Special Forces Group. I served as a German linguist patrolling the old East German border. I served as a Serbo-Croatian linguist flying Electronic Reconnaissance missions in Bosnia. My final tour was as a Russian interpreter on Treaty Verification missions in Russia and other former Warsaw Pact nations. I have been retired 17 years and I understand the challenges a Veteran faces when he or she retires from the military and how difficult it is to start a new life.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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