Andy Beshear

As Beshear took to the podium before a room full of state legislators, the majority of whom belonged to the opposing party, he joked, “Many of you are excited that I will be serving as your governor for the next four years... and the rest are excited that I am now term-limited.” It’s a comment he’s made before and it hits at a core tension between Beshear and the state’s Republican legislative supermajority.

Beshear — whose resounding reelection last month in solidly Republican Kentucky raised his national profile — said a balanced approach is needed on immigration: one that protects the nation's borders but recognizes the role legal immigration plays in meeting business employment needs.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled his proposed biennial state budget Monday night in a video aired on KET, outlining $136.6 billion of government spending over the next two fiscal years.

The celebration will be one of only three second-term inaugurations in state history since a state constitutional amendment allowed governors to run for another consecutive term in the 1990s. The inauguration traditions, however, remain the same a governor’s second time around.

Andy Beshear is now a twice-elected Democratic governor in a state that keeps trending Republican. Beshear is becoming a national figure who could be a presidential candidate as early as next year, according to one political observer.

On the eve of Kentucky’s governor election last week, many Republicans were confident Daniel Cameron’s momentum would push him across the finish line ahead of Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear in the deep red state. That did not turn out to be the case – and it wasn’t very close.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reflected on his campaign Wednesday and outlined some of his goals for the next four years. He spoke the day after we won re-election to a second term in office.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won a second term Tuesday by a comfortable margin, as the incumbent Democrat defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron by roughly five percentage points and 67,174 votes.

Kentucky voters have reelected Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, according to the Associated Press. Beshear beat Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

If the latest polls are accurate, Kentuckians may not know Tuesday night who will serve as their next governor. The race between incumbent Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger Daniel Cameron is considered a dead heat.