Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is facing sharp scrutiny as the state’s campaign season begins to heat up and a dozen Republican gubernatorial hopefuls seek to distinguish themselves as the candidate most likely to flip the governor’s mansion red in November.
One of those candidates, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and former state legislator Ryan Quarles, isn’t holding back on how he thinks Beshear has failed the state’s citizens, especially on the issues he says can be linked to the Biden administration’s “porous” border policy and the governor’s “unwillingness” to address it.
“Everyone in Kentucky, including myself, knows somebody who’s been affected by the scourge of drugs across the commonwealth,” Quarles told Fox News Digital during an exclusive interview last week. “I think the disconnect between Andy Beshear and those families that have suffered through this is his unwillingness to address the issue.
“He occupies the most powerful office in our state. If I was…
