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Term Start Term End Role    State  Party 
2007 2008 Representative KY Democrat
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Recent Voting History

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BillVoted
On Motion to Adjourn: ADJOURN Aye
August 01, 2008
H.Res.1316 Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002 and recognizing the essential role played by LST amphibious craft during these conflicts.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree: H RES 1316 Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on the LST amphibious landing craft during WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations through 2002
Aye
August 01, 2008
H.Res.1008 Condemning the persecution of Baha'is in Iran.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H RES 1008 Condemning the persecution of Baha is in Iran
Aye
August 01, 2008

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  • H.R.73 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2007 [1]
  • H.R.5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensat... [1]

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Ben Chandler in the News feed

August 29, 2008 Clinton thanks Kentucky backers, will visit state

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton personally thanked her Kentucky supporters at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday and said she will visit the state to campaign for presidential nominee Barack Obama and other Democratic candidates this fall. Jerry

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Source: Kentucky.com


August 28, 2008 An endorsement — 08/29/08

In the eyes of many Kentucky Democrats, U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler’s endorsement of Bruce Lunsford is as important to Lunsford’s race against four-term U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell as Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of Barack Obama is in his race against John

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Source: Ashland Daily Independent


August 28, 2008 Kentucky delegation goes for Obama

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, center, announced the presidential nomination roll call for Kentucky Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Photo by Paul Sancya | Associated Press Kentucky's Democratic delegation cast a majority of its

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Ben Chandler in the Blogs feed

August 28, 2008 News from Denver

US Rep. Ben Chandler, who supported Obama in the primary, said he lobbied Kentucky's Clinton delegates all day to vote for Obama to reinforce the theme of unity that the Democratic Party has stressed all week. ...

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Source: SCOTT COUNTY DEMOCRATS


August 28, 2008 Liars - Their Lips are Moving

Elected officials from Washington, D.C., on down to the local city and county levels gathered to hear reports from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Sixth District, who toured the construction sites at the depot and viewed

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August 27, 2008 Chandler backs Lunsford

Democratic US Rep. Ben Chandler chose the middle of a national convention with a theme of unity to publicly bury any hard feelings with US Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Labor
Top Contributor: Kindred Healthcare ($12,000)
IndustryDonation% of total
Labor $82,500 20.1 %
Health $50,550 12.3 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $46,770 11.4 %
Misc Business $45,869 11.2 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $40,650 9.9 %
Construction $32,750 8.0 %
Agribusiness $27,300 6.6 %
Transportation $25,100 6.1 %
Other $24,100 5.9 %
Energy/Nat Resource $13,793 3.4 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $13,000 3.2 %
Communic/Electronics $7,500 1.8 %
Defense $1,000 0.2 %
Total:$410,882

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