When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn’t think I was ready. I wasn’t comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.
About Ben Chandler
Albert Benjamin Chandler IIIis an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for Kentucky’s 6th congressional district from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat, Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election.
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When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn’t think I was ready. I wasn’t comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.
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I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other.
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As attorney general, I’ve had some connection with just about every important public issue in the last eight years in Kentucky. All of the important public issues of the day have, at some point.
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I was planning to be a baseball player until I ran into something called a curveball. And that set me back.
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As attorney general, I can either look into it or I can ignore it because they’re a bunch of powerful legislators… and I’m afraid they’re going to cut my budget.
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