2028 Democratic VP nominee
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NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleGovernor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age48 years old (Nov 29, 1977)
GenderMale
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LocationKentucky
BackgroundAttorney
EducationVanderbilt University (BA)
Notable personal detailsAndrew Graham Beshear is an American attorney and politician serving as the 63rd governor of Kentucky since December 2019. He previously served as Kentucky’s 50th attorney general (2016–2019) and worked in private legal practice. He earned a BA from Vanderbilt University and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Beshear is married to Britainy Beshear and they have two children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
As governor, Andy Beshear has supported and signed reductions to Kentucky’s individual income tax rate and backed tax-credit programs for small businesses while promoting policies to spur private investment and job growth. He has framed tax cuts as relief for families facing high costs and has signed Republican-led income tax reductions that lower the state rate when budget conditions are met.
Healthcare
Andy Beshear supports Kentucky's Medicaid expansion, defends the Affordable Care Act, and has pursued state-level actions to increase access to care (including relaunching the kynect marketplace and proposing full funding for expanded Medicaid). He describes health care as a basic human right and has opposed Medicaid work-requirement changes that would reduce coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports enforcing U.S. immigration laws and views border security as national security while emphasizing humane treatment of migrants and opposing dehumanizing rhetoric; supports a pathway to citizenship for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and says state assistance to federal immigration actions should be evaluated case-by-case.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to abortion while opposing late-term abortions and extreme, near-total bans; has vetoed state bills that would impose strict limits or lacked exceptions for rape and incest and has defended medical access and provider discretion. Positions include protecting access to medication abortion and criticizing laws that would endanger victims of rape or incest.
Climate & Energy
Supports a balanced "all‑of‑the‑above" energy strategy that promotes renewable energy and clean‑energy investments (including major EV battery and energy storage projects) while retaining a role for coal and natural gas; has not pursued binding state greenhouse‑gas targets and has avoided aggressive federal‑style emissions mandates.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded background checks and has publicly endorsed so-called “red flag” (extreme risk protection) laws as a tool to keep firearms from people deemed dangerous, while also expressing support for law enforcement. Has proposed steps to reduce circulation of crime-used guns (such as opposing auctioning seized weapons) and backed broader public-safety measures rather than elimination of policing.
News
Andy Beshear is drawing attention as a possible 2028 Democratic presidential contender, with recent appearances at party events in Michigan and at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network conference in New York. He has been using these appearances to court activists and talk about party unity, working-class voters, jobs, and healthcare. At the same time, he has faced criticism in Kentucky over state spending and over his use of faith language in defending a veto on transgender treatment legislation. He has also been more visible nationally, including comments on ICE and other Trump-era issues, but he has not officially entered the race.
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