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
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.
Film making is another very effective form of economic development for Kentucky, ... A positive picture of Kentucky projected by the film and television industry has a direct effect on our image as a state. People like what they see, so they'll want to visit or live here, which, in turn creates more jobs ... and more opportunity for our people.
To the people who may have been hurt by our mistakes, I apologize.
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.
My vision for Kentucky is a Commonwealth where there is so much economic opportunity, and our quality of life is so high, that people who are born here can stay here, and people who aren't fortunate enough to be born in Kentucky, can look forward to locating here.
A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.
I would like this to be a new day. I would hope now that we can focus on doing the people's business.
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.'
outside of the students and the preparation that you had before you arrived at school, there is no question that the quality of the teacher is the single most important factor in how much a student learns.
It is now clear to me that there were mistakes made by staff members.
I thought I gave you a challenge you wouldn't do, ... but you did it, very quickly.
That's tough, but I think that's what a leader is called to do.
Over the next couple of years we will work very hard to serve the people. And then I'll leave the future in their hands,