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Albert Benjamin Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat , Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election .
This conservative [3] district based around the Lexington metropolitan area has been represented by incumbent Democratic Congressman Ben Chandler since he was first elected in a 2004 special election. This year, Chandler faced a serious threat to bid for a fifth term in Congress from Republican attorney Andy Barr.
Emerging from a successful special election earlier in the year, freshman incumbent Congressman Ben Chandler faced off against the Republican nominee, Kentucky State Senator Tom Buford. Chandler won a second term with relative ease in this conservative Central Kentucky district.
Democrat Ben Chandler, who had represented the 6th district since 2004, ran for re-election. [7] In redistricting, the 6th district was modified with the effect that, had the 2008 presidential election been held under the new boundaries, Democratic nominee Barack Obama would have received a share of the vote 1.5 percentage points greater than ...
Ben Chandler : Democratic: February 17, 2004 – January 3, 2013 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th: Elected to finish Fletcher's term. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Lost re-election. Andy Barr : Republican: January 3, 2013 – present 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th: Elected in 2012. Re ...
Former Democratic attorney general and U.S. Congressman Ben Chandler called Brown “one of our best-known and most colorful Kentuckians.” “He was unusual in the breadth of his impact which ...
Ben Chandler: Democratic: February 17, 2004 – January 3, 2013 6th: Elected to finish Fletcher's term. Lost re-election to Barr. Virgil Chapman: Democratic: March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 7th: Elected in 1924. Lost re-election to Blackburn. March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district. March 4, 1933 ...
Opposed by only Libertarian candidate Paul Ard, incumbent Democratic Congressman Ben Chandler faced no serious obstacle in his bid for a third term. Kentucky's 6th congressional district election, 2006