Crises forge Beshear's role as Kentucky's consoler in chief
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's first term in office has been dominated by one deadly crisis after another: the global COVID-19 pandemic, tornadoes that killed scores of people in western Kentucky and floodwaters in Appalachia that left dozens more Kentuckians dead
By BRUCE SCHREINER
Published - Sep 11, 2022, 08:04 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 11:45 AM EDT
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Derrek McIntosh was left homeless twice within weeks — first by floodwaters that destroyed his eastern Kentucky home, then when a fire burned down the house he stayed in with relatives.
Now that he's moved into a temporary travel trailer, McIntosh said he no longer worries where he'll lay his head at night. And the 34-year-old Republican gives the credit for that to a Democrat — Gov. Andy Beshear.
When flooding swept through parts of Appalachia in late July, McIntosh said, the governor moved quickly.
“I think he's doing an awesome job,” McIntosh said.
