Ernie Fletcher
U.S. Congressperson
1952 –
Who is Ernie Fletcher?
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Fletcher is an American physician and politician. In 1998, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th Governor of Kentucky and served in that office until 2007. Prior to his entry into politics, Fletcher was a family practice physician and a Baptist lay minister. He is the second physician to be elected Governor of Kentucky; the first was Luke P. Blackburn in 1879. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Fletcher graduated from the University of Kentucky and joined the United States Air Force to pursue his dream of becoming an astronaut. He left the Air Force after budget cuts reduced his squadron's flying time and earned a degree in medicine, hoping to earn a spot as a civilian on a space mission. Deteriorating eyesight eventually ended those hopes, and he entered private practice as a physician and conducted services as a Baptist lay minister. He became active in politics and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1994. Two years later he ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Scotty Baesler.
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- Born
- Nov 12, 1952
Mount Sterling - Also known as
- Dr. Ernie Fletcher
- Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kentucky
- University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- Lived in
- Lexington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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