Bob Whittaker | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Skubitz |
| Succeeded by | Dick Nichols |
| Member of theKansas House of Representatives from the 77th district | |
| In office January 1975 – January 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Newt Male |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth King |
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| Born | Robert Russell Whittaker (1939-09-18)September 18, 1939 (age 86) Eureka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Kansas Emporia State University Illinois College of Optometry (OD) |
Robert Russell Whittaker (born September 18, 1939) is an American medical professional and former six-termU.S. Representative fromKansas, serving from 1979 to 1991.
Whittaker was born inEureka, Kansas, and was educated in theGreenwood County public schools. He attended theUniversity of Kansas from 1957 to 1959, andEmporia State University during the summer of 1959.[1] Whittaker earned hisDoctor ofOptometry degree (O.D.) fromIllinois College of Optometry in 1962, and began practice as anoptometrist. He wasclinic director for the Kansas Low Vision Clinic in 1973.
Whittaker's first foray into politics was asprecinct committeeman and member of thecity planning commission from 1970 to 1974. He served in theKansas House of Representatives from 1974 to 1977.
Whittaker was elected as aRepublican to theNinety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991).[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1990 to theOne Hundred Second Congress.
After leaving Congress, he was hired as a senior legislative analyst at theWashington, D.C.-based lobbying and public relations firmFleishman-Hillard.[3]
He is a resident ofColorado Springs, Colorado.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 5th congressional district 1979–1991 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
