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Mon Jan 8, 2024, 01:47 PM Jan 2024

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country

Source: Associated Press

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country

BY BRUCE SCHREINER
Updated 10:41 AM EST, January 8, 2024

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky, announced the formation of a federal political action committee on Monday to support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State.

Beshear launched a PAC called In This Together with a focus on helping elect more Democrats in swing states and Republican strongholds. The move comes barely two months since Beshear secured a second term with a convincing victory over GOP challenger and then-state Attorney General Daniel Cameron in one of the nation’s most closely watched elections of 2023.

Beshear said Monday his reelection offered a blueprint for Democrats, and that his PAC will support candidates looking to replicate those results in local, state and federal campaigns across the country.

“We are looking for good candidates that are running for the right reasons,” Beshear said in a phone interview. “That push back against and reject anger politics and that are ultimately focused on the everyday challenges that our families face — like good jobs, expansion of health care, strong public education, good infrastructure.”

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-governor-political-action-committee-4597c2a006ac0757d54eaefe9c65efa2

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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2024 OP
Good on him! 2naSalit Jan 2024 #1
Makes me proud to be a Kentuckian get the red out Jan 2024 #2
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