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Andy Beshear
Andrew Graham Beshear (/bəˈʃɪər/ bə-SHEER; born November 29, 1977) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2016 to 2019 as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky. He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear, who served from 2007 to 2015.
As attorney general, Beshear filed multiple lawsuits against Republican Governor Matt Bevin, including over issues such as pension reform. He ran in the 2019 gubernatorial election and defeated Bevin by approximately 0.4%. Beshear was reelected to a second term in 2023, defeating Republican nominee Daniel Cameron by a 5% margin. As of 2026, Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are the only Democrats in Kentucky holding statewide office.
Beshear has expressed interest in running in the 2028 United States presidential election.
Andrew Graham Beshear was born on November 29, 1977, in Lexington, Kentucky,[disputed – discuss] the son of Jane Beshear (née Mary Jane Klingner) and Steve Beshear. He was raised in Lexington and graduated from Henry Clay High School. His father, an attorney and politician, was the governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015.
Beshear is descended from a western Kentucky family. His paternal great-grandfather founded Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, and the business remains family run. In addition, to being funeral home directors both his great-grandfather and grandfather were pastors.
After high school, Beshear earned a national merit scholarship to Vanderbilt University, where he studied political science and anthropology, earning a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude in 2000. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and during his senior year served as president of Interhall, Vanderbilt's student government association. He then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, as a Dean's Scholar, receiving a Juris Doctor in 2003.
Beshear began his legal career in the private sector following his graduation from the University of Virginia School of Law. He was a 2001 summer associate at White & Case LLP in New York, the same law firm where his father started his law career. Beshear worked at White & Case in Washington D.C. for two years after his graduation from UVA law. In 2005, he was hired by the law firm Stites & Harbison, where his father was a partner. He represented the developers of the Bluegrass Pipeline, which would have transported natural gas liquid through Kentucky. The project was controversial; critics voiced environmental concerns and objections to the use of eminent domain for the pipeline. His father's office maintained that there was no conflict of interest with the son's representation. Beshear also represented the Indian company UFlex, which sought $20 million in tax breaks from his father's administration, drawing criticism from ethics watchdogs over a potential conflict of interest. In 2013, while he was working at Stites & Harbison, Lawyer Monthly named Beshear its "Consumer Lawyer of the Year – USA". He was also named a "Rising Star" by SuperLawyers.
In addition to his legal work, he was active in political circles, supporting Democratic candidates and campaigns, including working on those of his father, Steve Beshear, who served as governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015.
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Andy Beshear
Andrew Graham Beshear (/bəˈʃɪər/ bə-SHEER; born November 29, 1977) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2016 to 2019 as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky. He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear, who served from 2007 to 2015.
As attorney general, Beshear filed multiple lawsuits against Republican Governor Matt Bevin, including over issues such as pension reform. He ran in the 2019 gubernatorial election and defeated Bevin by approximately 0.4%. Beshear was reelected to a second term in 2023, defeating Republican nominee Daniel Cameron by a 5% margin. As of 2026, Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are the only Democrats in Kentucky holding statewide office.
Beshear has expressed interest in running in the 2028 United States presidential election.
Andrew Graham Beshear was born on November 29, 1977, in Lexington, Kentucky,[disputed – discuss] the son of Jane Beshear (née Mary Jane Klingner) and Steve Beshear. He was raised in Lexington and graduated from Henry Clay High School. His father, an attorney and politician, was the governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015.
Beshear is descended from a western Kentucky family. His paternal great-grandfather founded Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, and the business remains family run. In addition, to being funeral home directors both his great-grandfather and grandfather were pastors.
After high school, Beshear earned a national merit scholarship to Vanderbilt University, where he studied political science and anthropology, earning a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude in 2000. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and during his senior year served as president of Interhall, Vanderbilt's student government association. He then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, as a Dean's Scholar, receiving a Juris Doctor in 2003.
Beshear began his legal career in the private sector following his graduation from the University of Virginia School of Law. He was a 2001 summer associate at White & Case LLP in New York, the same law firm where his father started his law career. Beshear worked at White & Case in Washington D.C. for two years after his graduation from UVA law. In 2005, he was hired by the law firm Stites & Harbison, where his father was a partner. He represented the developers of the Bluegrass Pipeline, which would have transported natural gas liquid through Kentucky. The project was controversial; critics voiced environmental concerns and objections to the use of eminent domain for the pipeline. His father's office maintained that there was no conflict of interest with the son's representation. Beshear also represented the Indian company UFlex, which sought $20 million in tax breaks from his father's administration, drawing criticism from ethics watchdogs over a potential conflict of interest. In 2013, while he was working at Stites & Harbison, Lawyer Monthly named Beshear its "Consumer Lawyer of the Year – USA". He was also named a "Rising Star" by SuperLawyers.
In addition to his legal work, he was active in political circles, supporting Democratic candidates and campaigns, including working on those of his father, Steve Beshear, who served as governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015.