Posted on Sun, Oct. 17, 2010
Re-elect Chandler to U.S. House
Independent lawmaker has state at heart

Coming from a state where the coal industry remains a political kingmaker even as the number of jobs it provides continues to dwindle away, U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler had to "man up" to support an energy bill that included a cap-and-trade approach to reducing carbon emissions' contribution to global warming and the extreme weather conditions it has produced.

Chandler cast the difficult vote because, in his words, "I thought of my children, their future ..."