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    The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government in Kentucky. Sixty-two men and one woman have served as governor of Kentucky. The...
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  • The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky, and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The...
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    United States governors. A Kentucky Colonel Commission (the certificate) is awarded in the name of the Commonwealth by the governor of Kentucky to individuals...
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    The lieutenant governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799. The inaugural officeholder was Alexander...
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    The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. The Democratic nominee...
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  • governor of Kentucky in Julian Carroll's absence, Thelma Stovall, then-lieutenant governor, acting as governor, issued pardons, called the Kentucky General...
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    The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic...
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    Kentucky (US: /kənˈtʌki/ kən-TUK-ee, UK: /kɛn-/ ken-), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the...
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  • Kentucky Governor Happy Chandler recommended that the Kentucky General Assembly appropriate $5 million for the creation of the University of Kentucky...
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    Frankfort is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city. The population was 28,602 at...
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    strong Union sympathies while the governor was pro-Confederate. Neither was it able to gain the whole support of Kentucky's citizens; its jurisdiction extended...
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    who has served as the 63rd governor of Kentucky since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of former Governor Steve Beshear. Beshear was...
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    The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third...
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    There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including...
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    by the Governor of Kentucky at any time and for any duration. The first meeting of the General Assembly occurred in 1792, shortly after Kentucky was granted...
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    The 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Kentucky on November 4, 2003. Republican candidate Ernie Fletcher defeated Democrat...
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    state of Kentucky in 1857 and was appointed adjutant general by Governor Beriah Magoffin in 1861. In this position, he tried to enforce Kentucky's neutrality...
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    The 2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011, to elect the governor of Kentucky and the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent...
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    rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. Bardstown is...
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    Louisville Kentucky    The Governor's Cup is a trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football game between the University of Kentucky and the...
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    5% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Constitution of Kentucky in 2027 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Governor Jeff...
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  • the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1857–61, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1867, Governor of Kentucky 1867–71...
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    Blackburn, former secretary of state of Kentucky Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, former U.S. senator, representative, and governor of Panama Canal Zone Luke...
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    The Kentucky Governor's Mansion is a historic residence in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is located at the East lawn of the Capitol, at the end of Capital Avenue...
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    contains persons of note who were born, raised, or spent portions of their lives in the American state of Kentucky. Biography portal Kentucky portal United...
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    Senator from Georgia Paul Patton, Governor of Kentucky Bev Perdue, 73rd Governor of North Carolina Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia (was once a Democrat,...
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    John Y. Brown Jr. (category Democratic Party governors of Kentucky)
    politician and entrepreneur from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar...
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    Matt Bevin (redirect from Governor Bevin)
    62nd governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019 and was the third Republican elected to that office since World War II. He is currently the CEO of Neuronetrix...
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    Beshear, Governor of Kentucky John Young Brown III, former secretary of state of Kentucky and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2007 Ben Chandler...
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    Julian Carroll (category Democratic Party governors of Kentucky)
    American lawyer and politician from the state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he served as the 54th governor of Kentucky from 1974 to 1979, succeeding Wendell H....
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