Andy Beshear

Andy Beshear
Andy Beshear
	Beshear in 2025
63rd Governor of Kentucky
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 10, 2019
Lieutenant	Jacqueline Coleman
Preceded by	Matt Bevin
50th Attorney General of Kentucky
	In office; January 4, 2016 – December 10, 2019
Governor	Matt Bevin
Preceded by	Jack Conway
Succeeded by	Daniel Cameron
Personal details
Born	Andrew Graham Beshear; November 29, 1977; Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Britainy Colman (m. 2006)
Children	2
Parents	Steve Beshear; Jane Beshear;
Education	Vanderbilt University (BA); University of Virginia (JD);
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Andrew Graham Beshear (/bəˈʃɪər/ bə-SHEER;^[1] born November 29, 1977) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2016 to 2019 as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky.^[2] He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear, who served from 2007 to 2015.

As attorney general, Beshear filed multiple lawsuits against Republican Governor Matt Bevin, including over issues such as pension reform. He ran in the 2019 gubernatorial election and defeated Bevin by approximately 0.4%. Beshear was reelected to a second term in 2023 by a wider margin of 5%, defeating Republican attorney general Daniel Cameron.^[3] As of 2025, Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are Kentucky's only Democratic officials elected statewide.

Beshear has expressed interest in running for president in the 2028 United States presidential election.^[4]

^ Done. Andy Beshear for Kentucky. October 10, 2019. Event occurs at 00:17. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ Cite error: The named reference AGResign was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 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.
^ Lebowitz, Megan (July 13, 2025). "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll 'take a look' at running for president". Retrieved August 10, 2025.

[1] Done. Andy Beshear for Kentucky. October 10, 2019. Event occurs at 00:17. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via YouTube.

[AGResign-2] Cite error: The named reference AGResign was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GovReElect-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] Lebowitz, Megan (July 13, 2025). "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll 'take a look' at running for president". Retrieved August 10, 2025.

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