Andy Beshear

Andy Beshear
Beshear in 2024
63rd Governor of Kentucky
Assumed office
December 10, 2019
LieutenantJacqueline Coleman
Preceded byMatt Bevin
50th Attorney General of Kentucky
In office
January 4, 2016 – December 10, 2019
GovernorMatt Bevin
Preceded byJack Conway
Succeeded byDaniel Cameron
Personal details
Born
Andrew Graham Beshear

(1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 46)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 2006)
Children2
Relatives
ResidenceGovernor's Mansion
Education
Signature
WebsiteGovernment website

Andrew Graham Beshear (/bəˈʃɪər/ 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.

As attorney general, Beshear sued Governor Matt Bevin several times over issues such as pensions and defeated Bevin by just over 5,000 votes in the 2019 gubernatorial election. Beshear was reelected to a second term in 2023 by a wider margin of 5%.[3] As of 2024, he and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are the only Democratic statewide elected officials in Kentucky. Beshear was seen as one of the leading contenders to be Kamala Harris's running mate in her 2024 presidential campaign.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Done. Andy Beshear for Kentucky. October 10, 2019. Event occurs at 00:17. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AGResign was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bowman, Bridget (November 7, 2023). "Democratic Governor Andy Beshear Wins Re-Election in Kentucky". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Miller, Zeke (July 24, 2024). "Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names". Associated Press News. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Feinberg, Andrew (August 2, 2024). "Insiders are torn on whether 'nepo baby' Andy Beshear should be Kamala Harris's running mate". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Dixon, Matt; Doyle, Katherine (July 24, 2024). "With Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Democrats eye a VP pick who can win over blue-collar voters". NBC News. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

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