Ernie Fletcher Quotes

Ernie Fletcher — American Politician born on November 12, 1952,

Ernest Lee "Ernie" Fletcher is 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. Blackburn in 1879. He is a member of the Republican Party... (wikipedia)

Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.

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.

State government has too often been used to look out for the insiders and not the citizens. This has insulated poverty from progress, and need from remedy.

I would like this to be a new day. I would hope now that we can focus on doing the people's business.

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.