Haisten Willis is a White House reporter for the Washington Examiner. Before moving to D.C., Haisten was an Atlanta-based freelance journalist, writing for the Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and U.S. News & World Report, among other outlets.
Gov. Andy Beshear has won reelection in the Kentucky governor's race, scoring a huge win for his party and likely launching himself into the national spotlight as a rising Democratic star.
Beshear's father was himself a two-term Democratic governor of Kentucky, though a campaign spokesman told CNN, “He is his own man, his own brand, his own governor.” As a young politician who has secured a second term in a red state, Beshear could be looked at as a future candidate for president or vice president.
JUST IN: In Kentucky’s Secretary of State race, @ABC News projects that the Republican Michael Adams will win.Unlike the secretary of state's race, access to abortion was a central part of the campaign for governor.
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