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Connie Harriman Whitfield, vice chair of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, whispers in her husband's ear, Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, in support of HR 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which is scheduled for a vote on Thursday. Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States is to the left.

Congressman Ed Whitfield Denies Wrongdoing Alleged in Ethics Complaints

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Whitfield said his lobbyist wife “most certainly did not convince me” to sponsor or support legislation. He also acknowledged a second ethics complaint against him, the focus of a recent KyCIR report.

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Congressman Ed Whitfield of Kentucky Under House Ethics Investigation

R.G. Dunlop

A House committee on Friday announced an inquiry into a possible ethics violation by U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky.The statement followed an…

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Congressman's Wife: No One Cares About 'Untoward Dealings' of Lawmakers, Lobbyists

R.G. Dunlop

Our latest investigation into money, politics and ethics explored the business ties between longtime U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield, his lobbyist wife, and…

Congressman Ed Whitfield at an American Energy Jobs rally in Washington, D.C.

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Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield's Ethics Under Scrutiny Before

R.G. Dunlop

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield generally flies under the radar. But his connections and financial ties to a lobbyist have generated unwelcome publicity for him…

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How a Congressman, His Wife and a Lobbyist Mixed Politics, Personal Finances

R.G. Dunlop

U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield had a longstanding financial relationship with a well-known, national lobbyist whose clients and employers had business before him in Congress.