Andy Beshear
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American attorney and politician (born 1977)
Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Jacqueline Coleman
- Preceded by
- Matt Bevin
- Governor
- Matt Bevin
- Succeeded by
- Daniel Cameron
- Born
- Andrew Graham Beshear , ( 1977-11-29 ) November 29, 1977 (age 48) , Lexington, Kentucky , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Britainy Colman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
- Parents
- Steve Beshear Jane Beshear
- Education
- Vanderbilt University ( BA ) University of Virginia ( JD )
- Website
- Office website , Campaign website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Father
- Steve Beshear
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- Governor of Kentucky
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Official website
- andybeshear.com
- Image
- Kentucky Air Guard supports governor's inauguration (1) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Frankfort
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- date of birth
- 1977-11-29
- Commons category
- Andy Beshear
- social media followers
- 109639
- P10632
- Andy Beshear
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/gov-andy-beshear
- name in native language
- Andy Beshear
- birth name
- Andrew Graham Beshear
- nickname
- Andy
- writing language
- American English
- handedness
- right-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrew Graham Beshear (/bəˈʃɪər/ bə-SHEER; 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. 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, defeating Republican nominee Daniel Cameron by a 5% margin. As of 2026, Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are the only Democrats in Kentucky holding statewide office.
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