| 词条 | Andy Beshear |
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|name = Andy Beshear |image = Attorney-General-Andy-Beshear.jpg |office = 50th Attorney General of Kentucky |governor = Matt Bevin |term_start = January 4, 2016 |term_end = |predecessor = Jack Conway |successor = |birth_name = Andrew Graham Beshear |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|29}} |birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |residence = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |relations = Steve Beshear (father) |spouse = Britainy Beshear |children = 2 |education = Vanderbilt University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |website = {{url|ag.ky.gov|Government website}} }}Andrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 50th and current Attorney General of Kentucky. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His father, Steve Beshear, served as the 61st Governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He is a candidate for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election.[1] Early life, education and law careerBeshear grew up in Fayette, Franklin, and Clark counties and graduated from Henry Clay High School. He is the son of Steve and Jane (Klingner) Beshear. Andy's father Steve was the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015.[2] Beshear attended Vanderbilt University, and he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and anthropology. He then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor. In 2005, he was hired by the law firm Stites & Harbison.[3][4] He graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, and from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has represented the developers of the Bluegrass Pipeline, which would transport natural gas through the state.[5] PoliticsKentucky Attorney GeneralBeshear announced his campaign for the 2015 election for Attorney General of Kentucky in November 2013 to succeed Democrat Jack Conway, who could not run for reelection due to term limits.[6][7] Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield, and was sworn into office in January 2016.[8][9] In April 2016, Beshear sued Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, over his mid-cycle budget cuts to the state university system, which Beshear says Bevin is not authorized to do.[10] On September 21, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued a 5-2 ruling agreeing with Beshear that Bevin did not have the authority to make mid-cycle budget cuts without the approval of the General Assembly.[11] On April 11, 2018, Beshear filed a lawsuit against Bevin after he signed Senate Bill 151, a controversial plan to reform teacher pensions.[12][13] On December 13, 2018, Beshear won the lawsuit after the Supreme Court ruled the bill “unconstitutional”.[14] By November 2018, Beshear had filed nine lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies for their alleged involvement in fueling Kentucky's opioid epidemic.[15] As Kentucky Attorney General, Beshear joined 15 other attorneys general in December 2018 in opposing the ruling of a Texas judge that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was unconstitutional.[16] Beshear said that "for so many families [the Affordable Care Act] is a matter of life and death."[16] Kentucky Governor candidacyOn July 9, 2018, Beshear declared his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election.[17] His running mate is Jacqueline Coleman, an assistant principal and former candidate for a state house seat.[18] In announcing his candidacy, Beshear said he would "make public education a priority."[13] Personal lifeHe is the son of former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and former Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear. He and his wife, Britainy, have two children.[3] Electoral history{{Election box begin no change|title=Kentucky Attorney General Election, 2015}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||candidate=Andy Beshear|party=Democratic Party (United States)|percentage=50.12|votes=479,567}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Whitney Westerfield|votes=477,366|percentage=49.88|}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|loser=Republican Party (United States)|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}References1. ^{{cite web |title=Andy Beshear announces run for governor |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/videos/news/politics/2018/07/09/andy-beshear-announces-run-governor/767403002/ |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://ag.ky.gov/about/Pages/default.aspx|title=The Attorney General - Kentucky Attorney General|website=ag.ky.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2017-03-23}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.kentucky.com/2015/10/17/4092448_profile-meet-andy-beshear-the.html?rh=1|title=Profile: Meet Andy Beshear, the Democratic nominee for attorney general|work=Kentucky.com|accessdate=November 3, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.paducahsun.com/news/kentucky/101915_PS_AG_Beshear|title=Beshear taps father's network in AG run|work=Paducah Sun|accessdate=November 3, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://archive.courier-journal.com/article/20130801/BUSINESS/308010071/Kentucky-Governor-Steve-Beshear-s-son-working-Bluegrass-Pipeline-developers|title=Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's son working for Bluegrass Pipeline developers|date=August 2, 2013|first=James|last=Bruggers|work=The Courier-Journal|accessdate=November 3, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://wfpl.org/post/andy-beshear-announces-bid-kentucky-attorney-general |title=Andy Beshear Announces Bid for Kentucky Attorney General |publisher=WFPL News |date=November 14, 2013 |accessdate=July 22, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://mycn2.com/politics/andy-beshear-breaks-fundraising-record-for-down-ballot-2015-race |title=Andy Beshear breaks fundraising record for down-ballot 2015 race |publisher=CN2 |date=October 3, 2013 |accessdate=November 7, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2015/11/03/andrew-beshear-whitney-westerfield-kentucky-attorney-general/74480122/|title=Andy Beshear prevails for attorney general|date=November 3, 2015|work=The Courier-Journal|accessdate=December 15, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/30483390/democratic-attorney-general-elect-andy-beshear-pledges-cooperation-with-republican-governor|title=Democratic Attorney General-elect Andy Beshear pledges cooperation|publisher=WDRB-TV|first=Lawrence|last=Smith|date=November 10, 2015|accessdate=December 15, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/11/ag-beshear-discuss-bevin-cuts-colleges/82901554/|title=AG Beshear sues to reverse Bevin university cuts|work=The Courier-Journal|first=Tom|last=Loftus|date=April 11, 2016|accessdate=April 11, 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Ky-Supreme-Court-rules-Bevin-cant-cut-budgets-of-public-colleges-universities-394429071.html|title=Ky. Supreme Court Rules Bevin Can't Cut Budget of Public Colleges, Universities|work=WKYT|date=September 21, 2016|accessdate=September 21, 2016}} 12. ^https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/WATCH--Kentucky-Attorney-General-Andy-Beshear-files-suit-against-governor-lawmakers-on-pension-reform-479405203.html 13. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/09/andy-beshear-run-kentucky-governor-2019/767093002/|title=Andy Beshear goes after teacher vote in announcing bid for governor|website=The Courier-Journal|language=en|access-date=2018-12-25}} 14. ^https://amp.courier-journal.com/amp/1843956002 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtvq.com/2018/11/19/beshear-files-9th-lawsuit-opioid-epidemic/|title=Beshear files 9th lawsuit on opioid epidemic|last=Henry|first=Morgan|date=2018-11-19|website=ABC 36 News|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-25}} 16. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/12/17/andy-beshear-joins-fight-overturning-texas-affordable-care-act-ruling/2334780002/|title='It is a matter of life and death': Andy Beshear to fight ACA ruling|website=The Courier-Journal|language=en|access-date=2018-12-25}} 17. ^{{cite web |title=Andy Beshear becomes first to announce run for Kentucky governor |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/09/andy-beshear-run-kentucky-governor-2019/767093002/ |website=The Courier-Journal |date=July 9, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2018|language=en}} 18. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.kystandard.com/content/local-educator-coleman-beshears-running-mate|title=Jacqueline Coleman named Beshear's running mate|last=|first=|date=2018|work=Kentucky Standard|access-date=}} External links
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