Ben Chandler
Democrat
KY
Representative, 6th District
Last year in office: 2013
Ben Chandler is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. Chandler first took office in Congress in 2004 and left office in 2013.
Ben Chandler: Voting Record & Political Positions
Ben Chandler's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 23 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1209, 70 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Ben Chandler Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
- Immigration
How Ben Chandler Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed
- Yea on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed