John and his wife Marlena have lived in Sedgwick County for over 30 years. John pursued a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Kansas where he studied Political Science and Public Administration. He has been involved in multiple local and national political campaigns. Recently John was an elected member to the Kansas House of Representatives. Today, John is a local business owner and host of The John Whitmer Show, Sunday evenings at 7 on KNSS.
Full Show - Guests include Dave Trabert, Dan Hawkins, Pat Proctor, and Phil Pettit
John talks with Representative Pat Proctor, Chair of the House Elections Committee, about how the Kansas House voted to abolish all mail ballot elections
John talks with Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins
Full show - Guests include Zak Andersen, Leo Delperdang, Curtis Houck, Dave Trabert, and Mark Meckler
John talks with Dave Trabert from the Kansas Policy Institute
John talks with Kansas State Representative Leo Delperdang
Full show - Guests include Susan Humphries and Dana Loesch
John talks with nationally syndicated radio talk show host Dana Loesch
John talks with Susan Humphries, who is the chairwoman of the Kansas House Judiciary committee
Full show - Guests include Blake Carpenter and Philip Sarnecki
John talks with Philip Sarnecki about his campaign running for Kansas Governor
John talks with Kansas House Speaker Pro Tem Blake Carpenter
Full Show - Guests include Elizabeth Patton, Renee Erickson, Daniel Greenfield, and Brittany Jones
John talks with Brittany Jones from the Kansas Policy Institute about the US Supreme Court hearings on women's and girl's sports
John talks with Kansas State Senator Renee Erickson
Full show - Guests include Chase Blasi, Curtis Houck, and James Franko
John talks with James Franko from the Kansas Policy Institute, who discusses why reducing property taxes by 13% so we can pay 200% more in sales taxes for a bunch of giveaways to special interest groups is a bad tradeoff for Wichita voters
Johns talks with Kansas State Senator Chase Blasi
Full show - Guests include Joy Eakins and Ty Masterson
John talks with Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson about the upcoming 2026 legislative session
John talks with Joy Eakins, who is a GOP candidate for Governor, about the Kansas City Chiefs agreeing in principle to move to Kansas and build a new stadium in Wyandotte County
Full show - Guest is Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins
John talks with Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins about the 2026 Kansas legislative session
Full show - Guests include Dave Trabert, Peter Lumaj, Scott Schwab, and Eric Weir
John talks with current Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab about his campaign running for Kansas Governor
Dave Trabert from the Kansas Policy Institute joins John to tell us why he believes the City of Wichita should reallocate spending rather than add a new (rushed?) 1% sales tax
Full Show - Guests include Brittany Jones, Bill Sutton, and Ben Davis
John talks with Ben Davis, who is a political consultant from Wichita Forward, about their $850 million dollar sales tax plan that would fund public safety, property tax relief and the renovation of Century II and the surrounding area.
Brittany Jones from Kansas Family Voice talks with John about how the Director of Student Health Services at Wichita State University has admitted that the university is HIDING transgender services on their website but is still providing them, and by doing so defying state law
Full Show - Guests include Jim Howell, Katie Patterson, Lily Wu, Andy Hooser, and Michael Austin
John talks with Wichita Mayor Lily Wu about who will be Wichita's next city manager as the Council draws closer to a critically important decision
John talks with Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell about why officials are exploring a new sales tax option as funding for Intrust Bank Arena maintenance nears exhaustion
Full Show - Guests include Joanie Harris and Tanner Temple
John talks with Tanner Temple, who is with the Kansas chapter of Americans For Prosperity
John talks with Kechi Mayor-elect Joanie Harris about why the Kechi City Council voted to roll back the Mayor's authority without residents getting to vote on the measures
Full Show - Guests include Pat Proctor, Nan Haworth, Dr. Roger Marshall, and Dan Hawkins
John talks with Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins about the prospects of Congressional redistricting now that leadership failed to get enough Republican votes to call a special session to redraw the state's U.S. House district map
In an exclusive interview, John talks with Kansas Senator Dr. Roger Marshall about the real possibility of the Federal Government shutdown coming to an end
Full Show - Guests include Nathan Hunter, Kathy Bond, and Mark Vargas
John talks with Mark Vargas, who is Editor-in-Chief at the Illinois Review and a correspondent for NewsMax, about the claim from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson that there isn't a "crime crisis" in Chicago
John talks with Kathy Bond, who is running for re-election on the Wichita USD 259 school board
John talks with Nathan Hunter, who is running for an at-large seat on the Goddard USD 265 school board
Full show - Guests include Phil Near, Lily Wu, Dion Lefler, Brett Anderson, and Deb Lucia
John talks with Wichita Mayor Lily Wu about the latest news and activities at City Hall
John talks with Phil Near, who is the Owner and President of Jump Start convenience stores
Full show - Guests include Philip Sarnecki, Eric Trump, Brett Anderson, and Chris Salcedo
John talks with Brett Anderson, who is running for a seat on the Wichita City Council in District 6
John talks with Philip Sarnecki, who is a Republican candidate for Kansas Governor
John talks with Eric Trump, who is the Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, and the son of President Donald Trump
Full show - Guests include Christina Bobb, Genevieve Howertown, Dan Hawkins, Tanner Tempel, and Ron Estes
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