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Andrew Graham Beshear (/ b ə ˈ ʃ ɪər / bə-SHEER; [1] born November 29, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky from 2016 to 2019. [2] He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear.
[21] Frequently the leaders of their political parties at the state level, Kentucky governors usually control the party's delegations to state and national party conventions. [36] Though given few powers with regard to the legislature, Kentucky governors can exercise a great deal of influence over the General Assembly, often hand-selecting the ...
Governor Lt. Governor Sec. of State Attorney General Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House; 1792 Isaac Shelby (DR) no such office: James Brown (DR) George Nicholas (F) John Logan: DR majority DR majority John Brown (AA) John Edwards (AA) 2AA Washington/ Jefferson [a] (I) 1793 John ...
What is his policy record as Kentucky’s governor and former ... Beshear’s electoral record in Red America may attract party higher-ups and others in Washington. ... longtime Kentucky political ...
Beshear learned politics at the knee of his father, two-term Gov. Steve Beshear, who himself came of age when the Democratic Party was as monolithic in Kentucky as the Republican one is today.
The Beshear-Cameron contest is incredibly interesting given Kentucky’s odd political and racial history. The state officially remained “neutral” during the Civil War, but for all intents and ...
The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky, [1] and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason ...
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. If Cameron had won, he would have become Kentucky's first African-American ...