Ben Chandler



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)

Environmental record
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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) Chandler retained his seat.

Money in politics
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Committees

 * House Committee on Appropriations
 * Subcommittee on Interior and Environment
 * Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations
 * House Committee on Science and Technology
 * Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
 * Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation

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

 * House Committee on Agriculture
 * Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs
 * Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
 * House Committee on International Relations
 * Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
 * Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Aviation
 * Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines

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

 * Official website
 * Campaign website
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites
BluegrassReport.org, a Kentucky politics blog.