LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Should Vice President Kamala Harris earn the Democratic presidential nomination and choose Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., as her running mate, it would spark a chain reaction in Kentucky if they were to win.
What You Need To Know
- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., is said to be in the mix as the Democratic nominee for vice president alongside Kamala Harris
- If this is the case and a Harris-Beshear ticket were to win in November, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said she's ready to take Beshear's place
- A spokesperson for Secretary of State Michael Adams, R-Ky., said if Coleman were to become governor, she would serve the remainder of Beshear's term without a lieutenant governor
- Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, said he'd support a Harris-Beshear ticket
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, D-Ky., said she is ready to step in as governor if a Harris-Beshear ticket were to win in November.
“The reason that they pick a lieutenant governor is to have that succession plan in place, and they pick someone they believe is ready," Coleman said. "I wouldn’t have accepted if I didn’t think I was ready, and I don’t think the governor would have asked me if he didn’t think I was ready, so I’m ready."
A spokesperson for Secretary of State Michael Adams, R-Ky., said if Coleman were to become governor, she would serve the remainder of Beshear’s term without a lieutenant governor. If she were to run for reelection, she could then select a running mate.
Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, said he thinks a possible Harris-Beshear ticket would be "wonderful."
“I think having Gov. Beshear in the conversation is a reflection of the strength of his leadership," he said.
Other names said to be in the mix for the Democratic vice presidential nominee are North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.