Matt Bevin
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| Matt Bevin | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kentucky From: December 8, 2015 – Present | |
| Predecessor | Steve Beshear |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Glenna Bevin |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Matt Bevin is a Tea Party conservative governor of Kentucky.
Bevin unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator and then-minority leader Mitch McConnell in the Senate primary in 2014.[1]
He became only the second Republican governor of Kentucky in four decades in 2015, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting that he would lose by 2-5 points.[2][3][4]
Two months prior to the election, Bevin indicated his full support for Christian clerk Kim Davis, who declines to repudiate the Bible by issuing homosexual marriage licenses.
References
- ↑ Trinko, Katrina (July 29, 2013). Kentucky’s Ted Cruz?. National Review. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (November 4, 2015). Kentucky’s Next Governor, Matt Bevin, Rode In on Outsider Status. The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay & Blinder, Alan (November 3, 2015). Matt Bevin, Republican, Wins Governor’s Race in Kentucky. The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.