The file

Andy Beshear

Democratic · Governor of Kentucky · Kentucky · Spectrum score -14

Governor ·

Andy Beshear is Governor of Kentucky in Kentucky. Political positions and ideology score -14 (Center-left). Beshear is the exception.

College: Vanderbilt University, B.A. 2000 · University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. 2003
Spouse: Britainy Beshear (m. 2006)
Children: Two
Résumé: Governor of Kentucky · 2019–
Attorney General · Kentucky · 2016–2019
Attorney · Stites & Harbison · 2005–2015

Net worth: $2.8M
Salary: $163,710
Before office: $800K
2026 raised: —
Years in office: 10

Where Andy stands on the spectrum

Andy Beshear scores -14 on Spectrum’s left–right line (center-left), mixed on economic issues and mixed on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -14 · Center-left · economic -17 · social -16 · authoritarian -8

Confidence 83. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Beshear is the exception. The file is a family business in Kentucky politics, a COVID-era competence run, and a national donor list that treats him as proof of life in the South. The last name was the start.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$2.8M

+250% since taking office

Disclosure midpoint, 2025

Before office$800K

Now$2.8M

Dynastic Kentucky (Steve Beshear). Lawyer household, not coal. The brand is ‘Democrat who can win here.’

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $0
Cash on hand: $0

Top industries

Lawyers
Unions
Health

Stock holdings

Index / retirement funds

Kentucky dynasty. Lawyer household. Funds.

Disclosure midpoint, 2024–25 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Joint
$100K–$500K
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Joint
$30K–$150K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Joint	$100K–$500K
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Joint	$30K–$150K

Sum of ranges $130K–$650K · midpoint $390K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

Polymarket · Kalshi

Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

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New articles land here as they publish. Checking about every 12 seconds.

Conflicts

Father’s machine vs a personal brand that pretends to be new.
A Democratic governor in McConnell country — the donors are national, the voters are a coalition McConnell never needed.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -17
Social: -16
Authoritarian: -8
Confidence: 83

Taxes & spending-14
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-26
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-14
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-14
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-16
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-6
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-62
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-8
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing+10
More policing, longer sentences, less bail reform
Schools & speech-18
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances+10
Hard power, high defense spending, deterrence
Civil liberties-8
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

State record
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.