Mitchum Addison Whitaker
Candidate for State Representative, 94th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative; lawyer
- Lives in
- Fleming-Neon
- Campaign website
- whitakerforky.com
State representative since 2025 for District 94 (Letcher County and parts of Harlan and Pike counties). A lawyer with an agricultural economics degree and a law degree from the University of Kentucky.
Photo: Official portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
Documented positions
Public safety
Sponsored bill making interference with religious services a crimeIn office
Lead sponsor of HB 540 (2026), which also creates a civil cause of action. Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 10, 2026; it did not advance.
ReportHB 540 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to interference with a religious service.Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish the crime of interference with a religious service as a Class A misdemeanor”
Economy & jobs
Sponsored bill creating a state Office of Outdoor Recreation IndustryIn office
Lead sponsor of HB 371 (2026). Referred to the House Economic Development and Workforce Investment Committee on Jan. 22, 2026; it did not advance.
ReportHB 371 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to outdoor recreation.Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish the Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry within the Cabinet for Economic Development”
Courts & justice
Sponsored bill adding sexual abuse to commitment-qualifying offensesIn office
Lead sponsor of HB 249 (2026). It passed the House and was sent to the Senate on Feb. 24, 2026, but did not become law.
ReportHB 249 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to involuntary commitment.Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“include a violation of sexual abuse in the first degree to the definition of”
All sources (12)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Harlan County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Harlan County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Harlan County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Letcher County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Letcher County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Letcher County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Pike County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Pike County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Pike County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Representative Mitch Whitaker: legislator profile (House District 94)
Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · legislature.ky.gov
- Rep. Mitch Whitaker: sponsored bills, 2025 and 2026 Regular Sessions
Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- HB 540 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to interference with a religious service.
Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- HB 371 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to outdoor recreation.
Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- HB 249 (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to involuntary commitment.
Government record · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission) · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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