Rep. Ben Chandler

Democrat  •  6th District, Kentucky  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2004
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 94%
  • Abstains: 1%

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10/19/09
Drug crisis intensifies health-plan debate

However, including that type of language in the final bill will require lots of negotiation, said Rep. Ben Chandler, a Blue Dog Democrat from Versailles. ...

Source: Kentucky.com
10/19/09
Rural providers hope health reform addresses drug crisis

...health care providers. However, including that type of language in the final bill will require lots of negotiation, said Rep. Ben Chandler, a Blue Dog Democrat from Versailles. "This is an issue that is as old as the hills," Chandler said, adding that

Source: Kentucky.com
10/18/09
Wendell Ford tells Democrats of 'two dummies' in Washington

..."that we are going to move away from the politics that brought this nation to near bankruptcy." To cheers, U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler of Woodford County said Republicans "have no business of running the United States of America." He said President Obama has

Source: Kentucky.com
10/18/09
Democrats rally at Lexington picnic

...oppose the U.S. there. It is ugly absurd for them to say that hes (Obama) responsible for the fix were in, said U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler. All hes done is try to get the truck out of the ditch. All of the states top Democrats, including Gov. Steve Beshear,

10/17/09
Get rid of Senate's '2 dummies,' Ford says

To cheers, US Rep. Ben Chandler of Woodford County said Republicans "have no business of running the United States of America." He said President Obama has ...

Source: Kentucky.com
10/17/09
Third quarter House recap: Big funding surprises from little-known challengers

Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.) was also an unwitting victim of a challenger surge, with Republican Andy Barr outraising him in just two and a half weeks of ...

Source: The Hill
10/17/09
Democrats rally at Lexington picnic

“It is ugly absurd … for them to say that he's (Obama) responsible for the fix we're in,” said US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
10/17/09
Democrats rally at Lexington picnic

“It is ugly absurd … for them to say that he's (Obama) responsible for the fix we're in,” said US Rep. Ben Chandler. “All he's done is try to get the truck ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
10/16/09
2010: The Year of the Outsider

Andy Barr, an attorney and adjunct professor at UK, has thrown his name into the hat to challenge Congressman Ben Chandler of Lexington. ...

Source: West Kentucky Star
10/16/09
Protect our signature industries

...whiskeys are going to start chipping away at our two trademark industries. Bourbon and horses are uniquely Kentucky. They began here, they grew here, let's keep them here and help them prosper. U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler is a Democrat from Versailles, Ky...

10/16/09
Candidates show money for ’10 races

...for the GOP included Rep. John Boccieri (D) challenger Jim Renacci raising more than $200,000, and new opponents for Reps. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.) and John Tanner (D-Tenn.) both outraising the incumbents. Republicans Scott Rigell and Ben Loyola both wound

Source: The Hill
10/15/09
Support for Charles Rangel Wanes In Midst of Alleged Ethics Scandals

...have so far held on to their Rangel funds. The congressman has given $4,000 to Rep. GK Butterfield (D-N.C.) and $10,000 to Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.). Rangel hasn't transferred any money to the candidate committees or leadership PACs of the other two Dem

Source: Open Secrets
10/14/09
The fallacy of free speech zones

28, EKU Police confronted a small group of students protesting Rep. Ben Chandler's visit to Eastern. The group was protesting beside the Daniel Boone statue ...

Source: EKU The Eastern Progress Online (subscription)
10/13/09
Robinson finalist for state's teacher of the year award

Two other former students, Amy Hillie and Jennifer Prather, work for US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Sixth District. Another former student, Ben Robinson III, ...

Source: Richmond Register
10/12/09
Health care debate needs increased student activism

US Rep Ben Chandler, D-Sixth District, sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and will be one of many members of Congress who will have to vote ...

Source: UK The Kentucky Kernel
10/11/09
ACLU speaker at EKU

... four student demonstrators away from near the entrance of the Keen Johnson Building during a recent visit by US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Sixth District. ...

Source: Richmond Register
10/10/09
In memory of Matthew Shepard

...Mr. Guthries vote required courage, and he deserves particular commendation for it. Also voting for the measure were Reps. Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth, both Kentucky Democrats, and Baron Hill, an Indiana Democrat. Monday is the 11th anniversary of Mat

10/10/09
In memory of Matthew Shepard

Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth, both Kentucky Democrats, and Baron Hill, an Indiana Democrat. Monday is the 11th anniversary of Matthew's death, ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
10/06/09
No laughing matter

But his letter to Mr. Yarmuth and Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District, threatening to put a hold in the Senate on nominations that don't meet his standards ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
10/06/09
No laughing matter

...regarded as a barrel of laughs, with a finely developed sense of self-deprecatory humor. But his letter to Mr. Yarmuth and Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District, threatening to put a hold in the Senate on nominations that don't meet his standards for the pr

10/04/09
U.S. attorney vacancy no laughing matter : Lawyer's cartoons don't help him

...But because both of Kentucky's U.S. senators are Republicans, the Democrats in the congressional delegation, Yarmuth and Ben Chandler, D-6th District, said they were given the authority to make a recommendation for the appointment. Spokesmen for Yarmuth

10/04/09
US attorney vacancy no laughing matter : Lawyer's cartoons don't ...

But because both of Kentucky's US senators are Republicans, the Democrats in the congressional delegation, Yarmuth and Ben Chandler, D-6th District, ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
10/04/09
Congressman Chandler Visits for Update on Biofuels Initiative

Sixth District Congressman Ben Chandler, who was instrumental in securing the contract, was on the Richmond campus on Monday, Sept. ...

Source: EKUpdate
10/02/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Six members of the Lexington area met with Mike Noyes, Congressman Ben Chandler's District Representative, to discuss pending LGBT legislation and like the ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News (blog)
09/30/09
October Environmental Events

Keynote speakers include Ben Chandler and Mayor Jim Newberry. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required by Oct. 15. ...

Source: Business Lexington
09/30/09
October Environmental Events

Keynote speakers include Ben Chandler and Mayor Jim Newberry. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required by Oct. 15. ...

Source: Southsider Magazine
09/28/09
Chandler Visits Campus for Biofuels Initiative Update

Sixth District Congressman Ben Chandler, who was instrumental in securing the contract, was on the Richmond campus on Monday, Sept. ...

Source: EKU News Center
09/28/09
GOP extends its target list for Nov. 2010

Ben Chandler (D-Ky.), Tim Bishop (DN.Y.), Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), John Tanner (D-Tenn.), Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and David Obey (D-Wis.). In all of those races, ...

Source: The Hill
09/23/09
Christine's Law: Kentucky bill may be model for other states

Sixth District Rep. Ben Chandler introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives on Thursday that urges all states to adopt laws similar to the one ...

Source: Danville Advocate
09/23/09
Congressman's wife gets job with Transportation Cabinet

...Ky. The state Transportation Cabinet has hired the wife of U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, who had been employed in another state agency, and given her an annual raise of nearly $4,000, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Lexington Herald-Leader said the position

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