Rep. Ben Chandler

Democrat  •  6th District, Kentucky  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2004
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 94%
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06/25/09
Rep. Davis Launches New Web Site

Ed Whitfield, Brett Guthrie, John A. Yarmuth, Harold Rogers and Ben Chandler, this Web site offers complete information to Davis' constituents. ...

Source: kypost.com
06/25/09
PRESS RELEASE -- from State Rep. Jim Gooch

Rep. Gooch is sending a letter today to Governor Beshear, as well as US Reps. Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth, urging them to join with the state House and ...

Source: iSurfHopkinsCo
06/23/09
Kentucky: Chandler, Yarmuth to Fete Conway Today

...Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth the only Democratic Members of the Bluegrass State delegation are headlining a fundraising reception today in Washington, D.C., for Senate candidate and state Attorney General Jack Conway (D). The $250-per-person event is t

Source: Roll Call
06/23/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth are also expected to attend. This show of establishment support is intriguing given that Conway faces Lt. Gov. ...

Source: Washington Post
06/22/09
Conservative Democrats seek larger role in health care reform

However, the group, which includes Kentucky Rep. Ben Chandler of Versailles, complains that liberal committee chairmen are shutting them out of the ...

Source: Kentucky.com
06/20/09
Cigarettes at center of new 'Buy American' flap

...in our country.” The letter was signed by Bunning and the state’s five GOP House members, Reps.Ed Whitfield, Harold Rogers, Ben Chandler, Geoff Davis and Brett Guthrie. Philippe Laroche, a spokesman for Health Canada, said the bill prohibits all fla

Source: The Hill
06/20/09
Trading barbs: Canada tries to outlaw US cigarettes

Ed Whitfield, Harold Rogers, Ben Chandler, Geoff Davis and Brett Guthrie. Philippe Laroche, a spokesman for Health Canada, said the bill prohibits all ...

Source: The Hill
06/18/09
Democratic Roster

...No. 10 in the uniform of the Williamsport Crosscutters, a Class A minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Rep. Ben Chandler (Ky.) Infield Elected 2004 Home: Versailles Hits S | Throws R | Votes S The grandson of former Baseball Commi

Source: Roll Call
06/17/09
US tobacco farmers protest a Canada ban on flavorings

Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, Canadian-born Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, and Harold Rogers, R-Somerset, wrote in a letter to ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com
06/16/09
Ky. lawmakers say Canadian plan could decimate burley market

...prohibited, that goal can be achieved without risking the jobs of tobacco growers in the U.S., Whitfield, Bunning and Reps. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, Canadian-born Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, and Harold Rogers, R-Somerset, w

Source: Kentucky.com
06/16/09
Tobacco growers cry foul over proposed Canadian ban

...are prohibited, that goal can be achieved without risking the jobs of tobacco growers in the U.S.," Whitfield, Bunning and Reps. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, Canadian-born Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, and Harold Rogers, R-Somers

Source: McClatchy
06/16/09
US tobacco farmers protest a Canada ban on flavorings

Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, Canadian-born Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, and Harold Rogers, R-Somerset, wrote in a letter to ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
06/15/09
Conway: Video-lottery bill is constitutional

Richards said he tried to ask the question the same way it was posed to former Attorney General Ben Chandler, who said an amendment was needed. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
06/10/09
Republicans Beat Democrats in Recruiting for 2010 House and Senate Races

...Republican candidate recruitment. Yet Kentucky is hardly a perfect model for Democrats, as Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo and Rep. Ben Chandler are locked in divisive Democratic primary and many Republicans believe Bunning's truculence (and lack of fundraisi

06/03/09
Kentucky Resident Receives Reading is Fundamental's 2009 National ...

They also take part in reading motivation events that include guest readers, such as US Representative Ben Chandler . Davis met with Chandler and other ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
05/30/09
Mother of the New Deal

...and Lyndon Johnson and remained active into her 80s. This is a penetrating and readable biography that takes a big step toward restoring Perkins to her proper place in history. Denis B. Fleming Jr. is chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky....

05/30/09
Mother of the New Deal

... big step toward restoring Perkins to her proper place in history. Denis B. Fleming Jr. is chief of staff for US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky. By Kristen Downey.

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/29/09
Making progress at the Blue Grass Army Depot

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is the Republican leader of the US Senate. Ben Chandler, a Democrat, is the US representative from Kentucky's 6th District.

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/29/09
Group may file lawsuit over slots

... Kentucky without a constitutional amendment, noting previous opinions -- most recently by now-US Rep. Ben Chandler -- said an amendment was necessary. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/29/09
The boom in tiny bedbugs is causing big trouble

Don Young, R-Alaska; Ben Chandler, D-Ky.; Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill.; Betty McCollum, D-Minn.; Corrine Brown, D-Fla.; Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.; Brad Miller, DN. ...

Source: Richmond Times Dispatch
05/27/09
Making progress at the depot

Mitch mcconnell is the Republican Leader of the US Senate. Ben Chandler is the US Representative from Kentucky's 6th District.

Source: Richmond Register
05/26/09
RE: Ben Chandler

US Rep. Ben Chandler, of Kentucky, sponsored the bill in the House. While the bill passed in the House, many Republicans, including US Rep. ...

Source: The Leader Newspapers
05/24/09
Break in friendship affects race for Senate

...as your member of Congress to do that." Following the 2006 Comair crash in Lexington, Ky., that killed 49 people, Rep. Ben Chandler introduced legislation requiring a review of government air-safety research. The 6th District Democrat now has included t

05/24/09
Break in friendship affects race for Senate

Following the 2006 Comair crash in Lexington, Ky., that killed 49 people, Rep. Ben Chandler introduced legislation requiring a review of government ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/21/09
AG Conway says he doesn't have conflict on slots issue

That was in direct conflict with an earlier opinion from former Attorney General Ben Chandler. Conway, who has launched a campaign for the 2010 Democratic ...

Source: Kentucky.com
05/19/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Previously he worked on campaigns for Rep. Ben Chandler, Sen. Tom Daschle, Reform Ohio Now, and the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party. ...

Source: Meat International
05/18/09
House approves $6.4B for green schools

...facilities, while encouraging energy efficency and creating jobs for Americans that cannot be shipped overseas," said Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky., sponsor of the legislation. The bill would provide states with money to make grants and low-interest loans so

Source: eSchool News
05/17/09
mcconnell leads charge against decision to close Guantanamo

the ad asks. Meanwhile, the NRCC has launched an assault on specific Democrats over Guantanamo, including Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/17/09
Refusal to burn weapons looking smarter all the time

Mitch McConnell and Rep. Ben Chandler, the highest levels of the Pentagon finally have committed to long-term funding, meaning contractor Bechtel finally ...

Source: Kentucky.com
05/17/09
Roll Call

...The House has passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 2187) sponsored by Rep. Ben Chandler, D-K.Y., that will allow for grants to be made to state educational agencies so that public school facilities can be upda

Source: Tulsa World

Official website: http://chandler.house.gov/
Address:
1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4706
Fax: 202-225-2122

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