Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was named to the TIME100 Next list for 2024 following his reelection in a red state and consideration as a running mate by Vice President Kamala Harris put him in the national spotlight.

A winner of praise well beyond Kentucky,” TIME Magazine said of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as he made the 2024’s TIME100 Next list. TIME Magazine wrote that it should be no surprise that Beshear made the shortlist of possible vice president candidates running with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.

Kentucky's governor has been recognized by TIME magazine as one of today's most influential leaders. Gov. Andy Beshear is on this year's "TIME100 Next" list, specifically under the leaders category.

His commitment to reproductive rights has been as steady as his presence during a slate of floods and tornadoes, making the 46-year-old Beshear a winner of praise well beyond ­Kentucky,” a writer for TIME Magazine wrote.

Gov. Andy Beshear, the son of Kentucky's governor at the time Steve Beshear, was elected as the state's next attorney general by a slim margin in 2015 with a 1,824-vote lead over Republican Whitney Westerfield, a first-term state senator.

Governor Andy Beshear announced that he made the 2024 TIME100 Next list among Sabrina Carpenter, Jaylen Brown, and more who are recognized as today's most influential leaders.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is gaining more national recognition after being named to Time magazine's 2024 Time100 Next list. In a Wednesday post on X, formerly Twitter, Beshear said he was honored to be included in the list with "such phenomenal people.