Kari Whitaker
Kari Whitaker (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 45. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Whitaker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kari Whitaker was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Montevallo in 2002. Her career experience includes working as a graphic designer.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 45
Susan DuBose defeated Kari Whitaker in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan DuBose (R)  | 85.6 | 12,060 |
 | Kari Whitaker (L) | 13.8 | 1,950 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 86 | ||
| Total votes: 14,096 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 45
Susan DuBose defeated incumbent Dickie Drake in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 45 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan DuBose | 67.2 | 5,099 |
 | Dickie Drake | 32.8 | 2,486 | |
| Total votes: 7,585 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kari Whitaker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whitaker'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 believe that government — as envisioned by our founders — should be simple, unobtrusive, and effective. I trust people to make their own decisions about what is best for themselves and their families. The less the government meddles in our private lives and affairs, the better. I believe our current government has become far too powerful, cumbersome, divisive, and corrupt — and I want to change that.
Since I am fed up with the way the Republicans and Democrats have been running things, I decided to run as a Libertarian. Many people agree with Libertarian principles and don’t even realize it such as limited government, personal freedom and privacy, and individual responsibility.
I don’t aspire to be a career politician, and I won’t try to sell you simplistic solutions to the complex problems we face. The current two-party system has led to too much divisiveness. We must work hard to find common ground, sensible compromise, and to foster human connection. It is my belief that our country is unique in the world — we must preserve and protect the democratic principles and classical liberal ideas upon which it was founded.
I am a small business owner, wife, and mother. I am an active member of my church. My hobbies include hiking, reading, foraging wild foods, SCUBA diving, role-playing games, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.- Limited Government
- Personal Freedom and Privacy
- Individual Responsibility
TERM LIMITS: Enough is enough. We have to stop politicians from occupying office for decades and doing little to nothing for the people of Alabama. Representatives should be limited to a maximum of two terms. Public office should be where dedicated people go to work hard to solve difficult problems — not where lazy people go to relax and gather wealth.
2. Improving academics in education and empowering parents to have more voice in our educational systems. On a related note, we need to prevent radical political ideologies from being pushed in schools.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 4, 2022
