It’s been 75 years since a Kentuckian was the vice presidential nominee. Can Gov. Andy Beshear break the dry spell?
We should know sometime this weekend who Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will choose as her running mate. The Herald-Leader reported Beshear is one of six finalists going through final vetting sessions, including potential conversations with Harris, Friday and Saturday.
It’s very likely we’ll have a VP nominee by midday Sunday.
The last Kentuckian to fill the #2 spot on a presidential ticket was Alben Barkley, a Democrat from Graves County. He won the vice presidential nomination in 1948 alongside Democratic Harry Truman from Missouri.
Barkley was born in a log cabin and had an impoverished upbringing as the son of tobacco farmers.
He had limited primary education and worked as a janitor until returning to school at Marvin College in Clinton, Kentucky, where he graduated in 1897.
Barkley continued his education at the Emory University School of Law and passed the Kentucky Bar in 1901.