Former U.S. Representative

Ben ChandlerNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Ben Chandler
23 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 110th at 6. In the 112th, 5 — 10 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. None has become law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 108th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,186

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,639

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 23 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. , September 12, 1959. Graduated from Woodford County High School, Versailles, Ky. , 1977. B. A. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. J. D. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. Lawyer, private practice. Elected Kentucky state auditor, 1991-1995. Elected attorney general for the State of Kentucky, 1995-2003. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2003. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ernie Fletcher and reelected to five succeeding Congresses (February 17, 2004-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 3197On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 4310On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On PassageNayDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Agreeing to the ResolutionNoDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HRES 622Congratulating the University of Kentucky Wildcats on winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I basketball championship.Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Apr 18, 2012
HR 349021st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Mar 29, 2012
HRES 279Raising awareness of the risk of internal bleeding for patients taking anti-coagulant drugs.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jun 3, 2011
HR 578No Parole for Sex Offenders ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Feb 14, 2011
HR 577Elder Abuse Prevention ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Feb 14, 2011
HR 4873To exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Mar 17, 2010
HRES 751Encouraging States to adopt laws that set clear guidelines for contact protocols for personal emergency response systems used by the Nation's senior citizens.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sep 21, 2009
HR 218721st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, andMay 18, 2009

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 3364Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 17, 2012
HR 2227Medical Gas Safety ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 17, 2012
HRES 568Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Apr 17, 2012
HR 1219Optometric Equity in Medicaid ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Apr 16, 2012
HRES 298Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need for specified agencies to coordinate and capitalize on existing programs for epilepsy awareness.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 16, 2012
HR 1821Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Mar 21, 2012
HR 14MAP-21Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees onMar 21, 2012
HR 3849Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.Mar 19, 2012

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.