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, Casey Slaughter, Jim Howell, and Deb Lucia
John talks with Casey Slaughter, who is a Republican candidate for Kansas House District 101
John talks with Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell about why he voted against moving forward with constructing a new aviation hangar to house KHP aircraft at Jabara Airport
John talks with Dave Trabert with the Kansas Policy Institute about a new study that shows wealthy Kansans already pay more than their "fair share" of income taxes
Full Show - Guests include Kris Kobach, Kevin O'Brien, and Curtis Houck
John talks with Kevin O'Brien, who is a Republican candidate for Kansas House District 101
John is joined by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who explains why he is strongly opposed to clemency for Kansas death row inmates, and is urging Governor Laura Kelly to reject those requests and uphold the jury verdicts.
Full show - Guests include John Gordon, Mackenzie Ayers, Adam Guillette, and Pete Sepp
John is joined by Pete Sepp, who is with the National Taxpayers Union. The guys talk about a new report that says smart data center policies can lower energy costs, grow local tax revenues, and benefit taxpayers.
John is joined by John Gordon, who is a former Trump-endorsed candidate for Georgia Attorney General. They talk about the leading 2028 Republican presidential contenders.
John talks with state representative Pat Proctor about his candidacy for Kansas Secretary of State
John talks with state senator Renee Erickson about the latest Education Funding Task Force presentation showing between 2018 and 2025, Kansas K-12 schools are down 16,107 students but have increased 1,583 employees
Full Show - Guests include Renee Erickson, Pat Proctor, Dion Lefler, and Deb Lucia
Full show. Guests include Brittany Jones, Tanner Temple, and Sam Brownback
John talks with former Kansas governor and ambassador Sam Brownback about his new book, "China's War on Faith", as well as discussing President Trump's recent trip to China
John talks to Brittany Jones with Kansas Family Voice about a recent decision by a Douglas County judge to block enforcement of the "Help, Not Harm" act.....a law that restricts gender transition medical treatments for minors.
Full Show. Guests include Steve Schirripa, Mark Meckler, and Dan Hawkins
John talks with Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins about the upcoming 2026 elections
John talks with Sopranos and Blue Bloods star Steve Schirripa about his new children's book, as well as discussing his acting career and former co-stars
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
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