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'''Andrew Graham Beshear''' (born November 29, 1977) is an American attorney and ~~liberal~~ [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician who has served as the 63rd [[governor of Kentucky]] since December 2019. He is the son of the 61st Governor of Kentucky, [[Steve Beshear]].

Beshear was narrowly elected [[Attorney General of Kentucky|attorney general of Kentucky]] in November 2015, by a margin of 0.2% of the vote. As attorney general, Beshear sued Governor [[Matt Bevin]] several times over issues such as pensions. He then challenged and defeated Bevin in a close race for governor in [[2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election|2019]], by a margin of 0.37% of the vote, the closest Kentucky gubernatorial election ever by percentage. Currently, Beshear and Lieutenant Governor [[Jacqueline Coleman]] are the only Democratic statewide elected officials in Kentucky.