Whitney is a lifelong resident of Hopkinsville, in Christian County, Kentucky, and presently is an attorney with the Fletcher Law Firm in Hopkinsville after serving over five years as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney. Now in private practice, Whitney serves clients all over Western Kentucky.
Whitney and his wife, Amanda, have one daughter, with another child on the way, and the four attend First Baptist Church in Hopkinsville.
2013 KASAP Legislative Champion for Justice
2013 Kentucky Chamber MVP
2013 Lexington FOP Appreciation Award - Bryan Durman Act
2013 Henry Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments
2014 Kentucky County Attorney Assoc. Legislator of the Year
2014 Public Advocate Award
2014 Kentucky Chamber MVP
2014 Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Legislator of the Year
2014 Kentucky Psychological Association Distinguished Public Service Award
2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 Kentucky Non-Profit Network Advocacy Partner
2015 Kentucky League of Cities Friend of Cities Award
2016 Kentucky Chamber MVP
2017 Kentucky Chamber MVP
2017 Kentucky League of Cities Friend of Cities Award
2018 Kentucky Chamber MVP
2018 Kentucky League of Cities Friend of Cities Award
2019 Kentucky Chamber MVP
2020 Kentucky League of Cities Friend of Cities Award
National Co-Chair — Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, NCSL (January 2021 to present)
2020 Thurgood Marshall Social Justice Award, Omicron Nu Lambda Education Foundation
2021 Kentucky League of Cities Friend of Cities Award