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'''Ritchie Aaron Whorton''' (born c. 1960)<ref name=intelius>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Ritchie-Whorton/Scottsboro-AL|title=Ritchie Whorton|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> is a [[business]]man from Owens Cross Roads, near Huntsville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 22 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Jackson and Madison counties in the northern portion of his state.

'''Ritchie Aaron Whorton''' (born c. 1960)<ref name=intelius>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Ritchie-Whorton/Scottsboro-AL|title=Ritchie Whorton|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> is a [[business]]man from Owens Cross Roads, near Huntsville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 22 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Jackson and Madison counties in the northern portion of his state.

Whorton graduated from New Hope High School in New Hope in Madison County and Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. He owns All Star Pools, Inc., and is a member of the Madison County Home Builders Association. He was formerly employed by the Historic Huntsville Foundation. He is a member of Owens Cross Roads [[United Methodist]] Church in Owens Cross Roads, his town of residence in Madison County. He and his wife, the former Shirley Spivey, have two grown daughters, McKenna and Kylee.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150005/ritchie-whorton#.WeteerpFzb0|title=Ritchie Whorton's Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name=intelius/> Shortly after Whorton took office as representative, daughter McKenna received third degree burns on her face, hands and knees from an explosion at Ultra Tech, a fireworks manufacturing company in Owen Cross Roads. Two persons were killed in the incident. "She's been healing, She's come a long way in the last three weeks, and we're very thankful for that," the representative said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/03/tragedy_impacts_rep_ritchie_wh.html|title=Family tragedy impacts Rep. Ritchie Whorton's start in Alabama House|date=March 4, 2015|author=Mark McCarter|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>

Whorton graduated from New Hope High School in New Hope in Madison County and Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. He owns All Star Pools, Inc., and is a member of the Madison County Home Builders Association. He was formerly employed by the Historic Huntsville Foundation. He is a member of Owens Cross Roads [[United Methodist]] Church in Owens Cross Roads, his town of residence in Madison County. He and his wife, the former Shirley Spivey, have two grown daughters, McKenna and Kylee.<ref name=intelius/><ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150005/ritchie-whorton#.WeteerpFzb0|title=Ritchie Whorton's Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> Shortly after Whorton took office as representative, daughter McKenna received third degree burns on her face, hands and knees from an explosion at Ultra Tech, a fireworks manufacturing company in Owen Cross Roads. Two persons were killed in the incident. "She's been healing, She's come a long way in the last three weeks, and we're very thankful for that," the representative said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/03/tragedy_impacts_rep_ritchie_wh.html|title=Family tragedy impacts Rep. Ritchie Whorton's start in Alabama House|date=March 4, 2015|author=Mark McCarter|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>

Whorton in 2014 unseated incumbent Republican Representative Wayne Johnson in their party [[primary]], 2,828 (58.4 percent) to 2,018 (41.6 percent). He campaigned on a pledge to remove the power of political bosses. He then won the November 4 [[general election]] over the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Dennis W. Stephens, 8,688 (74.2 percent) to 2,998 (25.6 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ritchie_Whorton|title=Ritchie Whorton|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>   

Whorton in 2014 unseated incumbent Republican Representative Wayne Johnson in their party [[primary]], 2,828 (58.4 percent) to 2,018 (41.6 percent). He campaigned on a pledge to remove the power of political bosses. He then won the November 4 [[general election]] over the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Dennis W. Stephens, 8,688 (74.2 percent) to 2,998 (25.6 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ritchie_Whorton|title=Ritchie Whorton|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>