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The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky, [1] and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason ...
Derrick Kent Ramsey (born December 23, 1956) was Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development in 2018 and 2019, [1] under Governor Matt Bevin, after serving as secretary of the Labor Cabinet from 2015 to 2018. [2] He served as Deputy Secretary of Commerce under another Republican governor, Ernie Fletcher, from 2003 to 2007. [2]
Kentucky is one of just three states in the nation to elect its next governor in 2023, and the official field of candidates is crowded. Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, is seeking his second term in ...
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. If Cameron had won, he would have become Kentucky's first African-American ...
While much attention was given to Beshear’s tight win over former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in 2019, Smith said he thinks often about the governor’s very first statewide election in 2015, a ...
Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron is looking to separate himself from the last GOP governor, apologizing for former Gov. Matt Bevin’s feud with educators, in an effort to ...
The cabinet system was introduced in 1972 by Governor Wendell Ford to consolidate hundreds of government entities that reported directly to the governor's office. [5] Other elected offices in the Kentucky Constitution include the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, and Commissioner of Agriculture.
A Republican lawmaker resumed his push Wednesday to limit a Kentucky governor's pardon powers, a fallout from the flurry of pardons granted by the state's last GOP governor that still spark outrage.