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Andy Beshear

Democrat · Governor of Kentucky

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Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-08-30
Aug 30, 2026
48 edits by 7 editors (avg 6.9 per editor)
net +23300c · 28,658c churn · biggest single: 5086c
Top editors this week
  1. 29 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  2. 8 edits — StefenTower
  3. 7 edits — GeorgeFH
  4. 1 edit — A. Randomdude0000
  5. 1 edit — Pforzheimer177
What changed

The protection padlock template was changed from `pp-protect` to `protection padlock`. The date in the `Use mdy dates` template was updated from "August 2026" to "July 2026." The rest of the visible diff shows identical biographical content about Andy Beshear's birth and early life, with no factual changes to names, dates, or quoted material in that section.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-08-23
Aug 23, 2026
6 edits by 2 editors (avg 3.0 per editor)
net +1376c · 3,208c churn · biggest single: 1211c
Top editors this week
  1. 5 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  2. 1 edit — GeorgeFH
What changed

The newer version adds a paragraph to the section covering Beshear's 2026 activities, describing his decision to skip the Fancy Farm picnic for a third consecutive year to attend his son's baseball game. It also adds that Senator Rand Paul and Congressman Andy Barr mocked him at the event, and that Beshear responded to critics on Twitter/X. These additions are concentrated at the end of the existing McConnell-related passage at line 200.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-08-16
Aug 16, 2026
18 edits by 12 editors (avg 1.5 per editor)
net +384c · 381,610c churn · biggest single: 47695c
Top editors this week
  1. 4 edits — ~2026-43376-09
  2. 3 edits — ~2026-43747-16
  3. 2 edits — EdJohnston
  4. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
  5. 1 edit — C.Fred
What changed

The introductory paragraph describing Beshear's time as attorney general was reworded: "Republican" was changed from modifying "Governor" (capitalized) to modifying "governor" (lowercase), and the phrase "including over issues such as" was shortened to "over issues such as." Additionally, the sentence about the 2019 gubernatorial election was restructured to remove "and defeated Bevin" as a separate clause, replacing it with a standalone participial phrase "defeating Bevin by approximately 0.4%." A semi-protection template (`{{pp-protect|small=yes}}`) was also added at the top of the article.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-08-02
Aug 02, 2026
11 edits by 9 editors (avg 1.2 per editor)
net +710c · 1,202c churn · biggest single: 678c
Top editors this week
  1. 2 edits — Whyiseverythingalreadyused
  2. 2 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  3. 1 edit — Exsap
  4. 1 edit — CommonsDelinker
  5. 1 edit — StefenTower
What changed

The infobox image filename changed from "Andy Beshear in April 2026 (cropped 2).jpg" to "Andy Beshear in April 2026 (cropped).jpg" (removing the "2" from the filename). The early life section text appears identical between the two versions based on the visible diff, with the change concentrated solely in the infobox image parameter.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-07-26
Jul 26, 2026
16 edits by 4 editors (avg 4.0 per editor)
net +1713c · 2,701c churn · biggest single: 1253c
Top editors this week
  1. 10 edits — StefenTower
  2. 4 edits — GeorgeFH
  3. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
  4. 1 edit — Paul2520
Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-07-19
Jul 19, 2026
3 edits by 3 editors
net -5c · 13c churn · biggest single: 9c
Top editors this week
  1. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
  2. 1 edit — OrdinaryScarlett
  3. 1 edit — PerfectionisticOCD
What changed

The only change is in the citation for the NBC News article about Beshear's 2023 re-election: the `publisher` field was changed from `NBC News` (plain text) to `[[ NBC News ]]` (a wikilinked version with extra spaces). No factual content, dates, names, or other text was added or removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-07-12
Jul 12, 2026
3 edits by 3 editors
net -5c · 13c churn · biggest single: 9c
Top editors this week
  1. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
  2. 1 edit — OrdinaryScarlett
  3. 1 edit — PerfectionisticOCD
What changed

The only change is in the citation for the NBC News article about Beshear's 2023 re-election: the `publisher` field was changed from `NBC News` (plain text) to `[[ NBC News ]]` (a wikilinked version with extra spaces). No factual content, dates, names, or other text was added or removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-07-05
Jul 05, 2026
8 edits by 3 editors (avg 2.7 per editor)
net +331c · 383c churn · biggest single: 331c
Top editors this week
  1. 4 edits — GeorgeFH
  2. 3 edits — StefenTower
  3. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
What changed

A new image was added to the "Tenure" section: a photo of Beshear with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in 2025. No other factual claims, dates, or quoted material appear to have changed; the existing text about Beshear's inauguration and the Kentucky Board of Education replacements remains the same in both versions.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-06-28
Jun 28, 2026
241 edits by 86 editors (avg 2.8 per editor)
net +31934c · 488,928c churn · biggest single: 42184c
Top editors this week
  1. 61 edits — StefenTower
  2. 30 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  3. 11 edits — AlsoWukai
  4. 7 edits — A. Randomdude0000
  5. 7 edits — Theofunny
What changed

The infobox image was updated from "Andy Beshear 2025.jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2025" to "Andy Beshear in April 2026 (cropped).jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2026." The "Use mdy dates" template date was changed from November 2025 to May 2026. A wikilink was removed from "Matt Bevin" in the governor1 field, and a wikilink was removed from "Britainy Beshear" in the spouse field, with the display text simplified from "Britainy Colman" linked as "Britainy Beshear" to just "Britainy Colman" unlinked.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-06-21
Jun 21, 2026
241 edits by 86 editors (avg 2.8 per editor)
net +31934c · 488,928c churn · biggest single: 42184c
Top editors this week
  1. 61 edits — StefenTower
  2. 30 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  3. 11 edits — AlsoWukai
  4. 7 edits — A. Randomdude0000
  5. 7 edits — Theofunny
What changed

The infobox image was updated from "Andy Beshear 2025.jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2025" to "Andy Beshear in April 2026 (cropped).jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2026." The "Use mdy dates" template date was changed from November 2025 to May 2026. A wikilink was removed from "Matt Bevin" in the governor1 field, and a wikilink was removed from "Britainy Beshear" in the spouse field, with the display text simplified from "Britainy Colman" linked as "Britainy Beshear" to just "Britainy Colman" unlinked.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-06-14
Jun 14, 2026
241 edits by 86 editors (avg 2.8 per editor)
net +31934c · 488,928c churn · biggest single: 42184c
Top editors this week
  1. 61 edits — StefenTower
  2. 30 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  3. 11 edits — AlsoWukai
  4. 7 edits — A. Randomdude0000
  5. 7 edits — Theofunny
What changed

The infobox image was updated from "Andy Beshear 2025.jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2025" to "Andy Beshear in April 2026 (cropped).jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2026." The "Use mdy dates" template date was changed from November 2025 to May 2026. A wikilink was removed from "Matt Bevin" in the governor1 field, and a wikilink was removed from "Britainy Beshear" in the spouse field, with the display text simplified from "Britainy Colman" linked as "Britainy Beshear" to just "Britainy Colman" unlinked.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-06-07
Jun 07, 2026
241 edits by 86 editors (avg 2.8 per editor)
net +31934c · 488,928c churn · biggest single: 42184c
Top editors this week
  1. 61 edits — StefenTower
  2. 30 edits — Rock Me Like A Herman Cain
  3. 11 edits — AlsoWukai
  4. 7 edits — A. Randomdude0000
  5. 7 edits — Theofunny
What changed

The infobox image was updated from "Andy Beshear 2025.jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2025" to "Andy Beshear in April 2026 (cropped).jpg" with caption "Beshear in 2026." The "Use mdy dates" template date was changed from November 2025 to May 2026. A wikilink was removed from "Matt Bevin" in the governor1 field, and a wikilink was removed from "Britainy Beshear" in the spouse field, with the display text simplified from "Britainy Colman" linked as "Britainy Beshear" to just "Britainy Colman" unlinked.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-05-31
May 31, 2026
499+ edits by 196 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +60050c · 79,700c churn · biggest single: 17003c
Top editors this week
  1. 97 edits — StefenTower
  2. 36 edits — AlsoWukai
  3. 26 edits — 136.47.253.125
  4. 13 edits — TimeToFixThis
  5. 13 edits — Guest2625
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated with a new photo (2025 instead of 2023), the birth place was changed from Louisville to Lexington, Kentucky, and the spouse's name was changed from "Britainy Beshear" to "Britainy Colman." The "relatives" field listing Steve and Jane Beshear was replaced with a "parents" field using a plainlist format, and a "residence" field was added. A pronunciation guide and footnote reference were added to the opening sentence of the article body, and the sentence structure describing his career was reordered.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-05-24
May 24, 2026
499+ edits by 201 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +40478c · 125,486c churn · biggest single: 6227c
Top editors this week
  1. 24 edits — Neutrality
  2. 18 edits — Muboshgu
  3. 14 edits — Woko Sapien
  4. 12 edits — 165.91.249.110
  5. 10 edits — BlueShirtz
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated with a new photo (2023 Derby image replacing a 2020 image), Jane Beshear was added as a named relative with a wikilink, and Britainy Beshear gained a wikilink. The introductory paragraph was rewritten to add explicit mention of his tenure as the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky (2016–2019) and to remove the phrase "Since December 2019" in favor of "since 2019," while also removing the reference to Jane Klingner Beshear as "first lady of Kentucky." The description of his 2019 election victory was made more specific, adding the detail of winning "by just over 5,000 votes," and a sentence was added noting that as of 2023, Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are Kentucky's only Democratic statewide elected officials.

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-05-17
May 17, 2026
499+ edits by 219 editors (avg 2.3 per editor)
net +27613c · 96,423c churn · biggest single: 12221c
Top editors this week
  1. 50 edits — Smith0124
  2. 31 edits — Muboshgu
  3. 23 edits — TheTechnician27
  4. 16 edits — 24.112.186.211
  5. 10 edits — KingOpti101
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated to reflect Beshear's new role as 63rd Governor of Kentucky rather than Attorney General, with new fields added for lieutenant governor (Jacqueline Coleman), residence (Governor's Mansion), marriage date (2006), and an updated photo and website URL. The introductory paragraph was rewritten to describe Beshear as the sitting governor rather than governor-elect, and added a mention of his mother Jane Klingner Beshear alongside his father Steve Beshear. The early life section heading was changed from "Early life, education, and law career" to "Early life and education."

Wikipedia snapshot of Andy Beshear on 2026-05-11
May 11, 2026
99 edits by 51 editors (avg 1.9 per editor)
net +3930c
What changed

The article gained a substantial amount of new content, including: - A full biography of Andy Beshear, including his early life, education, and law career. This section was not present before. - Detailed information about his political career, including his election as attorney general in 2015 and his victory in the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election. This information was not previously included. - A new infobox field for "office" was added, specifying that he is the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky. - The article now includes a quote from a 2018 Courier-Journal article announcing his run for governor in the 2019 election. This quote was not present before.