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 Eben Brown, Warren Martin, Michael Chiklis, and Curtis Houck
John talks with Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Michael Chiklis
John talks with Warren Martin with Kansas Strong, a nonprofit organization that educates the public about the importance of the oil and natural gas industry in Kansas.
Full Show. Guests include Tanner Tempel, Ty Masterson, Curtis Houck, and Jeff Monosso
John talks with Jeff Monosso of Fox News Radio about the new wave of self-driving automobiles, and to address the "bumps" and "kinks" in software technology that need to be worked out
John talks with Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson
Full Show - Guests include Daniel Suarez, Dan Hawkins, Curtis Houck, and Bill Walton
John talks with Bill Walton, who is a former Chairman and CEO of a $10 billion NYSE-traded investment company and host of "The Bill Walton Show"
John talks with Speaker of the House, Dan Hawkins
John talks with Daniel Suarez, who is a Mexican-American stock car driver who races full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series
Full show - Guests include Renee Erickson
John talks with Republican State Senator Renee Erickson
Full show. Guests include Elizabeth Patton, Blake Carpenter, Brittany Jones, and Dan Murray
John talks with Dan Murray from the National Federation of Independent Businesses about a new report that shows that in February, 33% of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill
John talks with Brittany Jones from Kansas Family Voice about the App Store Accountability Act (SB 372), which would require honest age ratings from app developers and require parental approval before minors download apps.
John talks with Kansas Speaker Pro Tem Blake Carpenter
Full show - Guests include Celeste Racette, Ty Masterson, Pat Proctor, and Dion Lefler
John talks with Kansas Representative Pat Proctor
John talks with Celeste Racette, who is spearheading the "Save Taxpayers Vote No!" movement
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
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