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'''Steven L. Beshear''' (born September 21, 1944) is a former [[governor]] of [[Kentucky]]. He was elected in 2007. His second term expired on December 8, 2015, and was be replaced by conservative Republican [[Matt Bevin]].

 

'''Steven L. Beshear''' was the [[governor]] of [[Kentucky]]. He was elected in 2007. His second term expired on December 8, 2015, and was be replaced by conservative Republican [[Matt Bevin]].

Despite being a Democrat, supported the construction of [[Answers in Genesis]]' and [[Ark Encounter LLC]]'s [[Ark Encounter]] project in northern Kentucky, even though he later turned against it.  While Governor, Kentucky implemented the Affordable Care Act bringing health care coverage to 500,000 citizens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/kentucky-is-obamacares-undeniable-success-story-this-man-is-trying-to-burn-it-all-down-56c7d60933ac#.hn12ttd1w|title=Kentucky Is Obamacare’s Undeniable Success Story. This Man Is Trying To Burn It All Down.|date=Sep 14, 2015|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref>

Despite being a Democrat, supported the construction of [[Answers in Genesis]]' and [[Ark Encounter LLC]]'s [[Ark Encounter]] project in northern Kentucky, even though he later turned against it.  While Governor, Kentucky implemented the Affordable Care Act bringing health care coverage to 500,000 citizens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/kentucky-is-obamacares-undeniable-success-story-this-man-is-trying-to-burn-it-all-down-56c7d60933ac#.hn12ttd1w|title=Kentucky Is Obamacare’s Undeniable Success Story. This Man Is Trying To Burn It All Down.|date=Sep 14, 2015|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref>

On February 28, 2017, Beshear gave the Democratic response to President [[Donald Trump]]'s address to a joint session of Congress.  He defended [[Obamacare]] and called for any replacement to offer at least as much coverage as the present law.  He inadvertently claimed to be a "Republican."

On February 28, 2017, Beshear gave the Democratic response to President [[Donald Trump]]'s address to a joint session of Congress.  He defended [[Obamacare]] and called for any replacement to offer at least as much coverage as the present law.  He inadvertently claimed to be a "Republican."<ref>Jaeger, Max (March 1, 2017). [http://nypost.com/2017/03/01/democrat-giving-response-to-trump-speech-calls-himself-a-republican/ Democrat calls himself a Republican in response to Trump speech]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved March 2, 2017.</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

*[http://governor.ky.gov/about/ Governor Steve Beshear.]

 

*[https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/steven-l-beshear.default.html Profile] at the ''National Governors Association''

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