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==Early life, education and career== Whitfield was born in [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky]]; his family later moved to [[Madisonville, Kentucky]], where he graduated from [[Madisonville North Hopkins High School|Madisonville High School]]. He attended the [[University of Kentucky]] for both undergraduate and [[University of Kentucky College of Law|law school]], where he was a member of [[Delta Tau Delta]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delts.org/about/famousdelts.html |title=Delta Tau Delta | About Us: Subpage |publisher=Delts.org |access-date=2010-08-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515135404/http://delts.org/about/famousdelts.html |archive-date=2010-05-15 }}</ref> He also attended the [[Wesley Theological Seminary]]. He served in the [[United States Army Reserve]] and reached the rank of First Lieutenant. He served as legal counsel to executives at [[Seaboard System Railroad]] of Washington. He served as a Vice President for the later [[CSX Corporation]] in two different capacities and was the Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] from 1991 to 1993. this was a time when the Commission was deregulating the railroad and trucking industries. He was elected to the United States Congress in November 1994 and began his term in January, 1995, as a member of the 104th Congress. During his 21 plus years in the congress, Whitfield served on the Energy and Commerce Committee and served as Chairman of the Oversight and Investigation, Energy and Power Subcommittees.
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