Ernie Fletcher
Ernie Fletcher
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Fletcheris 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1952
CountryUnited States of America
This board of highly qualified individuals is coming together to help us improve health care for all Kentuckians, ... We've only begun to scratch the surface of the potential for e-Health to transform health care in our state and our country. Technology can make health care safer, faster and more efficient.
Of course we made mistakes, ... (But) we've had an investigation that I think has been very political ... and pettiness has taken its toll on the state.
The National Guard of Kentucky has always answered the call,
the single most disturbing thing about this whole investigation.
I don't expect the lieutenant governor and I to agree on everything, ... If two people agree on everything then there's no need for one of them.
I have a clear conscience, I have not knowingly done anything wrong and I have no intention of pardoning myself,
I feel strongly the state senators and representatives will see the benefit of this arena,
We want this issue to be resolved quickly, ... It is important to get a decision. She has to look at the legal aspects and make the right legal decision. She knows where I stand on the issue.
Atherton is a high school that shows what can happen when everyone can come together,
It's going to be some time before the city is back up and operating normally,
Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues.
I cannot allow state government to continue to be consumed by this game of political 'gotcha.'
We will attract more people to Kentucky by lowering our income tax rate. In fact, lowering the income tax rate is the single most important thing we can do to create opportunity.
I had a very successful fundraiser here in Louisville. We raised about $150,000,