John Whipple

Born 25 FEB 1961 in Corona, CA

Raised in Waterford, MI

Graduated HS in 1979

Served in the US Army from 1980 – 2003

US Army Infantry: Mortarman

Germany, Fort Knox, The Old Guard, Washington DC

Military Intelligence: Electronic Warfare Specialist/Linguist

            (German, Russian, Serbo-Croatian)

Germany – Tactical Radio Reconnaissance Missions on the West/East German Border

Bosnia – Signals Reconnaissance Patrols in EH-60 Aircraft

10th Special Forces Group – NCOIC Special Operations Team-A missions in support of SF ODA missions.

On-Site Inspection Agency – Consecutive Russian Interpreter on treaty verification missions in Russia and other Former Warsaw Pact Nations.

Education:

            German Basic Course, DLIFLC 1987

            Russian Basic Course, DLIFLC 1991

            US Army Paratrooper School, 1992

            Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Course

            Serbo-Croatian Conversion Course DLIFLC 1996

            Assoc. in Technical Instruction, Community College of the Air Force

            BS in Liberal Arts, Excelsior College, NY

            MA Education Leadership, Univ. of Cincinnati

Professional Teaching Certification:

            Russian, K-12

            Language Arts, 6-9

            Social Studies, 6-9

            Education Administration

Teaching Background (Breckinridge County Middle School)

            8th grade Lang. Arts 2004-2006

            8th grade Social Studies 2006-2010

            Assistant Principal 2010-2012

            8th grade Social Studies 2012-Present

Professional/Community Service

            President, Breck County Education Assoc. 2012-2023

            5th District KEPAC Chair 2016-2020

            Member, Teachers Advisory Council to KDE Commissioner, 2018-2020

            KEA Board of Directors, 2019-2023

            CASA Volunteer, 2019-Present

Family:

Married 39 years Mary Whipple

2 Sons, John and Joseph

As a father with two grown sons with families of their own I am deeply concerned with the future of the Commonwealth. For most of the past ten years we have been witness to policies being drafted in the state capital which have more to do with partisan agendas than they do with the best interests of the people.

It is time for it to stop. We need to elect representatives who are focused on getting business done, not pushing their own individual agendas.

This is why I am running for the 10th district state House seat. I am focused on issues like strong public schools, workers rights, and common-sense tax reform which will help Kentucky develop her rich natural and human resources to grow an economy which benefits everyone.