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==Personal life & education==
Whibbs received his undergraduate degree from the Springhill College in 1966. In 1968 he received his law degree from University of Florida. He served in the Marines' Judge Advocate General's Corps between 1968-1971.
==1994 congressional candidacy==
In [[1994]] Whibbs was the Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, [[Florida's 1st District|District 1]]. Whibbs ran on a conservative platform and insisted he had "never voted for a Democrat," but could do more for the district as part of the Democratic majority.<ref>[http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/0199/010899b4.htm Who is Joe Scarborough?]</ref> He was endorsed by outgoing Congressman [[Earl Hutto]], despite Hutto's earlier assertion that he would not make an endorsement,<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE6DC143FF936A15753C1A962958260&sec=&spon=&&scp=38 "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: THE SOUTH; Democrats Show Surprising Life in House Races."] ''New York Times'', October 25, 1994.</ref> but was defeated in the [[November 8]] general election by [[Joe Scarborough]]. It was one of the 54 congressional seats picked up by Republicans that [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives elections, 1994|election season]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[State and federal elections, 1994]]<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994election.pdf</ref>
|-
! style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">•</span>DEM
| Vince Whibbs, Jr. || 70,416 (38.4%)
|-
! style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">•</span>REP
| '''[[Joe Scarborough]]''' || 112,974 (61.6%)
|}
==Law career & scandal==
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[[Category:ScandalsDisbarred attorneys|Whibbs, Vince Jr2]] [[Category:Disbarred attorneysWhibbs family|Whibbs, Vince Jr2]] [[Category:Democratic politicians|Whibbs family, Vince 2]]