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State Representative, 94th District
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Mitchum Addison WhitakerOfficial portrait — Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Mitchum Addison Whitaker

Candidate for State Representative, 94th District

RepublicanIncumbent

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.

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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.

    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

    “establish the crime of interference with a religious service as a Class A misdemeanor”
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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.

    HB 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”
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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.

    HB 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”
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