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==Politics==

==Politics==

Kentucky is considered a heavily [[Republican Party|red]] state. Republican [[Ernie Fletcher]] is the current Governor, while Republicans [[Jim Bunning]] and [[Mitch McConnell]] are [[Senators]]. Senator McConnell is [[Minority Leader of the Senate]]. McConnell's wife, [[Elaine Chao]], is the current [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]]. Kentucky holds six seats in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], held by Republicans Ed Whitfield, Ron Lewis, Geoff Davis, and Hal Rogers, and Democrats John Yarmuth and Ben Chandler. Chandler ran against Fletcher for Governor in the last election, in 2003. Governor Fletcher is up for reelection this year, having won his party's primary. His opponent is [[Democrat]] [[Steve Beshear]].

Kentucky is considered a heavily [[Republican Party|red]] state. Republicans [[Jim Bunning]] and [[Mitch McConnell]] are [[Senators]]. Senator McConnell is [[Minority Leader of the Senate]]. McConnell's wife, [[Elaine Chao]], is the current [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]]. Kentucky holds six seats in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], held by Republicans Ed Whitfield, Ron Lewis, Geoff Davis, and Hal Rogers, and Democrats John Yarmuth and Ben Chandler. Chandler ran against Fletcher for Governor in the last election, in 2003. Governor Fletcher is up for reelection this year, having won his party's primary. His opponent is [[Democrat]] [[Steve Beshear]].

 

Republican governor [[Ernie Fletcher]] lost his re-election bid to Democrat [[Steve Beshear]] in 2007.

The Kentucky State Senate has 21 Republicans, 16 Democrats, and one Independent. The Kentucky House, however, has 61 Democrats and only 39 Republicans.

The Kentucky State Senate has 21 Republicans, 16 Democrats, and one Independent. The Kentucky House, however, has 61 Democrats and only 39 Republicans.