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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05/17/09
McConnell leads charge against decision to close Guantanamo

...us safer?" the ad asks. Meanwhile, the NRCC has launched an assault on specific Democrats over Guantanamo, including Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District. "Chandler Fails to Protect Kentuckians from Getting Terrorists as Neighbors," read the headline on a

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
05/15/09
NEWS -- House approves $6.4 billion 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: GOPUSA
05/15/09
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: MiamiHerald.com
05/15/09
House OKs bill for work at schools

By James R. Carroll • jcarroll@courier-journal.com • May 15, 2009 WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday approved legislation by Kentucky's Rep. Ben Chandler ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/15/09
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK NAMES ADDITIONAL STAFF AT USDA

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

Source: USDA.gov (press release)
05/15/09
Blue Grass Army Depot to miss 2017 weapons disposal deadline

Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District, said keeping the hydrolysate at the destruction site eliminates the chances of an accident during shipment. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/15/09
Blue Grass Army Depot to miss 2017 weapons disposal deadline

...disposal, a hazardous substance called hydrolysate. Instead, the hydrolysate would be destroyed as well at Blue Grass. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District, said keeping the hydrolysate at the destruction site eliminates the chances of an accident during s

05/15/09
Green schools bill gets green light

Ben Chandler of Kentucky, Education and Labor Chairman George Miller of California and Subcommittee Chairman Dale Kildee of Michigan. ...

Source: Burlington Hawk Eye
05/14/09
House approves $6.4 billion for green schools

... energy efficency and creating jobs for Americans that cannot be shipped overseas," said Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky., sponsor of the legislation. ...

Source: The Associated Press
05/14/09
RE: Ben Chandler

... energy efficency and creating jobs for Americans that cannot be shipped overseas," said Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky., sponsor of the legislation. ...

Source: The Associated Press
05/14/09
House Approves 'Green Schools' Bill

...facilities while encouraging energy efficency and creating jobs for Americans that cannot be shipped overseas," said Rep. Ben Chandler, a Kentucky Democrat who was a sponsor of the legislation. The bill would provide states with money to make grants and

Source: NPR
05/12/09
Home Folks Put Money On Mongiardo

Riddle pointed to endorsements from political leaders across the state - including US Rep. Ben Chandler, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, state Auditor Crit ...

Source: kypost.com
05/11/09
Support in E. Kentucky pleases Mongiardo

...support in his hometown," he said. Riddle cited endorsements from political leaders across the state — including U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, state Auditor Crit Luallen and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson — as indications of wi

Source: Kentucky.com
05/10/09
Home folks put money on Mongiardo in Senate race

Riddle pointed to endorsements from political leaders across the state - including US Rep. Ben Chandler, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, state Auditor Crit ...

Source: Kentucky.com
05/10/09
Considered Forthwith: Appropriations Committees

This is Rep. John Murtha's problem with the now defunct PMA Group. Murtha is under investigation for allegedly taking campaign contributions from PMA and ...

Source: Congress Matters
05/10/09
Home folks put money on Mongiardo in Senate race

Riddle pointed to endorsements from political leaders across the state - including US Rep. Ben Chandler, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, state Auditor Crit ...

Source: Fort Mills Times
05/06/09
Pentagon accelerates schedule for weapons disposal at Blue Grass

...that the safety and well-being of the people of Central Kentucky is a priority in the Obama administration," said Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. "Let's also hope that with this funding we can move up the timeline, bringing about a faster resolution to

Source: Kentucky.com
05/06/09
Pentagon will miss chemical weapons deadline by 9 years

... that the safety and well-being of the people of central Kentucky is a priority in the Obama administration," said Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. ...

Source: McClatchy Washington Bureau
05/04/09
Eye on the Senate: In Kentucky, Another Strike on Bunning's Ratings

... and that he would lose in hypothetical matchups with the four possible Democratic candidates: Rep. Ben Chandler led Bunning by 14 points, ...

Source: CQPolitics.com
05/03/09
Defection weakens McConnell's position

Not only does Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville oppose stream burial, so does Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler of the Bluegrass. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
05/03/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Not only does Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville oppose stream burial, so does Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler of the Bluegrass. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
04/27/09
Obama plans to reverse Bush rule on mountaintop removal

Rep. Ben Chandler, who had objected to the Bush rule change, commended Salazar "for taking this major action to protect our environment. ...

Source: Kentucky.com
04/27/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Ed Worley, State Rep. Harry Moberly, Project Manager Eric Zabilka with Omni Architects, EKU Faculty Regent Dr. Malcolm Frisbie and EKU President Dr. Doug ...

Source: EKU News Center
04/27/09
$237500 HUD check will fix Thorn Hill's roof

... arrived today in the form of a check for $237500, earmarked by the federal Housing and Urban Development Cabinet and presented by US Rep. Ben Chandler. ...

Source: State-Journal.com
04/24/09
Chandler visiting Union fire station

...Ky. -- U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler will be visiting a Madison County fire station. Chandler, a Democrat, represents Kentucky's 6th District in Congress. He's scheduled to appear Friday morning at the Union City Fire Department at 10:30 to announce a feder

Source: Kentucky.com
04/22/09
The Humana Foundation Announces The American Horsepower Challenge ...

Charlie Melancon (LA-3) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) Rep. Adam Putnam (FL-12) Rep. Charles Boustany (LA-7) Rep. Mike Rogers (MI-8) Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-6) ...

Source: MarketWatch (press release)
04/21/09
Raw sewage flows as ground is broken for new South Elkhorn pump station

...is considering a new fee to improve the storm sewer system. It would cost a single family homeowner $4.32 a month. U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, secured a $1.18 million earmark to help pay for the pump station. He was on hand Tuesday to turn a s

Source: Kentucky.com
04/21/09
Endangered Incumbent Smackdown: Bunning vs. Dodd

His strongest would-be challenger, Ben Chandler, didn't run- instead, he endorsed Attorney General Jack Conway, who gets just 42 percent of the vote in a ...

Source: The Perpetual Post
04/21/09
Raw Sewage Flows As Ground is Broken for New South Elkhorn Pump ...

US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, secured a $1.18 million earmark to help pay for the pump station. He was on hand Tuesday to turn a shovel of dirt at the ...

Source: istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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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