Matt Bevin facts for kids
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Matt Bevin
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Bevin in 2016
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| 62nd Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office December 8, 2015 – December 10, 2019 |
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| Lieutenant | Jenean Hampton |
| Preceded by | Steve Beshear |
| Succeeded by | Andy Beshear |
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Matthew Griswold Bevin
January 9, 1967 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Glenna Bevin
(m. 1996; div. 2023) |
| Children | 10 |
| Education | Washington and Lee University (BA) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1989–1993 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 5th Infantry Division |
Matthew Griswold Bevin (born January 9, 1967) is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bevin served as the 62nd governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019. Today, he is the CEO of Neuronetrix Solutions, LLC, a company that works with technology.
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Matt Bevin's Early Life and Education
Matt Bevin was born on January 9, 1967, in Denver, Colorado. He was the second of six children. His family lived in a small farmhouse in Shelburne, New Hampshire. They heated their home with wood stoves.
Matt's father worked at a wood mill. His mother worked part-time at a hospital. The family grew much of their own food and raised animals. When Matt was six, he earned money by selling seeds to his neighbors.
He learned public speaking and leadership skills through 4-H. He was president of his local and county 4-H groups. He also joined the state teen council and the county's Dairy Club.
High School and College Years
Matt first went to a small Christian school. In tenth grade, he moved to Gould Academy. This was a private high school in Bethel, Maine. He paid for his schooling by getting financial help and working. He washed dishes and had summer jobs.
After high school, Matt went to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He had a partial scholarship from ROTC. He studied in Japan during college and learned to speak Japanese fluently. In 1989, he earned a degree in East Asian Studies.
Serving in the Army
After college, Matt Bevin rode his bicycle 3,800 miles from Oregon to Florida. Then, he joined the United States Army. He became a second lieutenant. In 1990, he trained at Fort Knox in Kentucky. He liked the area because it reminded him of his childhood home.
He was assigned to the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division in Louisiana. He also trained in Oklahoma. Matt became a captain. He earned several awards, including the Army Achievement Medal. He left active duty in 1993 and the Army Reserve in 2003.
Matt Bevin's Business Career
After leaving the Army, Matt Bevin worked as a financial consultant. He worked for companies in Pennsylvania and Boston. Later, he became a vice president at Putnam Investments.
In 1999, he moved to Kentucky. He helped start a company called National Asset Management. After it was sold in 2003, Bevin started his own company, Integrity Asset Management. This company managed over $1 billion in investments. He sold it in 2011.
Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company
In 2008, Matt Bevin took over Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company. This company makes bells and was started by his great-great-great-grandfather in 1832. It is the last American company that only makes bells. The family chose Matt to help the company succeed. He became the company's president. By 2012, the company's taxes were paid.
Matt Bevin is also a partner at Waycross Partners. This is an investment management company in Louisville, Kentucky. In November 2022, he became the CEO of Neuronetrix Solutions, LLC.
Matt Bevin's Political Journey
In 2013, Matt Bevin decided to run for U.S. Senator in Kentucky. He challenged Mitch McConnell in the Republican primary election in 2014. Even with support from different groups, Bevin lost to McConnell.
After that, Bevin decided to run for governor of Kentucky in 2015. He won the Republican primary election by a very small number of votes. Then, he won the general election against the state's attorney general, Jack Conway, who was a Democrat.
Governor of Kentucky
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Matt Bevin became the Governor of Kentucky on December 8, 2015, for a four-year term.
Soon after becoming governor, he made some changes. He removed county clerks' names from state marriage licenses. He also changed orders that had given voting rights back to some people who had finished their sentences. He also changed the minimum wage for some state workers.
Bevin declared both 2016 and 2017 as the "Year of the Bible" in Kentucky.
In July 2018, Bevin's administration made changes to Medicaid coverage. This affected dental and vision care for some Kentuckians. The changes were meant for adults who were able to work. However, some children, disabled adults, and pregnant women also lost coverage by mistake.
The state's Attorney General, Andy Beshear, disagreed with Governor Bevin many times. They had several legal cases about the governor's use of power. Beshear won some of these cases, but he also lost some.
Matt Bevin's time as governor was often debated. In November 2019, he lost his re-election bid to Andy Beshear, who became the new governor.
Matt Bevin's Family Life
Matt Bevin met his wife, Glenna, while he was stationed at Fort Polk. Glenna had a 5-year-old daughter named Brittiney from a previous marriage. Matt and Glenna married in 1996 and had five more children together. Brittiney later took Matt's last name.
In 2003, Brittiney, who was 17, died in a car accident. To honor her, the Bevins started Brittiney's Wish. This group helps high school students go on mission trips. They also helped open the Bevin Center for Missions Mobilization at a seminary in Louisville.
In 2011, the Bevins took their children out of school for a year. They traveled 26,000 miles across the United States. They visited many important historical places. These included the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated and the school from the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case.
The Bevins wanted to adopt a daughter from Kentucky's foster care system. However, their application was denied because they already had five children. So, in June 2012, they adopted four children from Ethiopia. These children were between 2 and 10 years old. By 2015, all of their children were homeschooled.
After Matt Bevin was elected governor, the family did not move into the Kentucky Governor's Mansion right away. They waited until August 2016, after the school year ended. The Bevin family, with eleven members, was the largest family to live in the mansion since it was built in 1914. They also kept their home in Louisville.
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Matt Bevin's signature
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In Spanish: Matt Bevin para niños
