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Albert Ben Chandler III

Full Name: Albert Ben Chandler III
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jennifer; Children: Lucie, Albert IV, Branham
Birth Date: 09/12/1959
Birth Place: Lexington, KY
Home City: Woodford County, KY
Religion: Presbyterian

Recent Key Votes

HR 2176 - Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claim Bill
Legislation (Nay)

June 25, 2008 - -Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take the alternative lands into trust for the Bay Mills Indian Community upon the fulfillment of certain preliminary ...

HR 4893 - Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act
Legislation (Nay)

Sept. 13, 2006 - Allows an Indian tribe to "host" one or more other tribes when creating a new gaming site (Sec. 2). Stipulates that the ...

H AMDT 1179 - Online Gambling Ban Amendment
Legislation (Nay)

July 11, 2006

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Recent Public Statements

Wendell Ford to Seniors, Trust Chandler on Medicare

Sept. 27, 2012 - Senator Wendell Ford today joined Congressman Ben Chandler to discuss the importance of protecting Medicare with seniors. During an event at the Lexington Senior Center, ...

Column: To Create Jobs, Cut the Fat in Washington

Sept. 23, 2012 - A few years ago, the federal government issued a regulation requiring banks to change their disclosure statements so that solid vertical lines separated columns on ...

Chandler Receives State FOP Endorsement

Aug. 29, 2012 - Congressman Ben Chandler today announced the endorsement of the Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police. Chandler joined more than a dozen members of the FOP ...

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $2,403,028.68
Total Spent $2,533,044.02
Cash On Hand $1,619.94
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ben Chandler III refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Albert Ben Chandler III's Kentucky Gubernatorial Election 2003 National Political Awareness Test
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