Ben Chandler Official Bio

Ben Chandler

Albert Benjamin Chandler III is an American politician and lawyer who served as the United States representative for from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat, Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. He served until January 2013, having been defeated for re-election by Andy Barr in the 2012 elections. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Ben Chandler has 53 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2003 Debate as an Attorney General for Kentucky. The year with the most videos was 2007 with 14 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2009 with an average of 1,995 views per program. Most appearances with Ernie Fletcher (2). Most common tags: Kentucky, Governor.

Appearances by Title:c. September 29, 2003 - Present Attorney General, Kentucky
D-Kentucky


Videos: 2

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-KY 6th February 17, 2004 - January 3, 2013 Videos: 51

Recent Appearances

  • House Session

    House Session

    House session from May 31, 2012.

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    During Morning Hour, any member may speak for up to five minutes on any topic. When no additional members seek recognition,…

  • House Session

    House Session

    Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 (Modified Open Rule) The rule provides for no further general debate and makes in order any…

  • U.S. Policy Toward Syria

    U.S. Policy Toward Syria

    Frederic Hof testified on violence in Syria over the previous 9 months. He said the Assad regime was a “dead man walking”…

  • Threats and Security in the Western Hemisphere

    Threats and Security in the Western Hemisphere

    Witnesses testified about current trends and security challenges facing the Western Hemisphere and priorities for U.S.…

  • House Session

    House Session

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Historical Member of Congress Record

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Former Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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