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Ben Chandler

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Ben Chandler currently serves the Sixth Congressional district of Kentucky

Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the sixth district of Kentucky since being elected in a 2004 special election. (map)

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Record and controversies

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Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Chandler was born September 12, 1959, in Versailles, Kentucky. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky at Lexington and became a private practice lawyer. He was State Auditor from 1991 to 1995 before he became the attorney general of Kentucky from 1999 until 2003, and was the Democratic candidate for governor in the election of 2003. He was defeated in that election by his Republican opponent, Congressman Ernie Fletcher. Fletcher resigned from Congress in order to become governor, and a special election was held for his seat in February 2004. Chandler became the Democratic candidate and won the election.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Elaine Sue Carlson to face Chandler in his November 2006 bid for reelection, however Ms. Carlson dropped out of the race during the summer of 2006. The Libertarian candidate was Paul Ard. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Chandler retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00026591&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata>

Links to more campaign contribution information for Ben Chandler
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2006 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Ben Chandler. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1706
Phone: 202-225-4706
Fax: 202-225-2122
Web Email
Website

District Office:
1021 Majestic Drive, Suite 180
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-219-1366
Fax: 859-219-3437

Articles and Resources

Local blogs and discussion sites

BluegrassReport.org, a Kentucky politics blog.

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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110th Congress
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Committees: House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on State Foreign Opeartions and Related Programs, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Related Agencies, House Committee on Science and Technology, House Committee on Science and Technology/Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science and Technology/Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office:
February 17, 2004		 First Took Current Office:
February 17, 2004		 Next Election:
November 2, 2010		 Term Ends:
Freshman Member?
No		 Previous Political Work?
Kentucky Attorney General, Kentucky State Auditor		 Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 1021 Majestic Drive, Suite 180, Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-219-1366 / Fax: 859-219-3437
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Date of Birth: September 12, 1959







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