Ben Chandler Quotes

United States, Politician
September 12, 1959

Albert Benjamin Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the United States Representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat, Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. He served until 2013, when he was defeated for re-election by Andy Barr in the 2012 election.

Also known as Lawyer

I was planning to be a baseball player until I ran into something called a curveball. And that set me back.

Ben Chandler
- Player
- Baseball
- Planning
As attorney general, I've had some connection with just about every important public issue in the last eight years in Kentucky. All of the important public issues of the day have, at some point.

Ben Chandler
- Important
- Connection

I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other.

Ben Chandler
- Happy
- Political
- Hand
As attorney general, I can either look into it or I can ignore it because they're a bunch of powerful legislators... and I'm afraid they're going to cut my budget.

Ben Chandler
- Powerful
- Ignore
When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.

Ben Chandler
- Job
- Running