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Adam Edelen
Auditor of Kentucky
In office January 2, 2012 – January 4, 2016
Governor
Steve Beshear Matt Bevin
Preceded by
Crit Luallen
Succeeded by
Mike Harmon
Chief of Staff to the Governor of Kentucky
In office July 2008 – September 15, 2010
Governor
Steve Beshear
Preceded by
Jim Cauley
Succeeded by
Mike Haydon
Personal details
Born
(1974-11-26) November 26, 1974 (age 49) Flaherty, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Children
2
Education
University of Kentucky (BA)
Website
Campaign website
Adam Edelen (born November 26, 1974, in Meade County, Kentucky) is an American businessman, solar energy entrepreneur, and politician who served as the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from January 2, 2012, to January 4, 2016. Prior to that, he was the Chief of Staff for Democratic Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear[1] from July 2008 until September 15, 2010. He resigned from his position as the governor's Chief of Staff to work as a business consultant, before running for the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[2][3][4][5] In 2019, he ran for Governor of Kentucky with running mate Gill Holland, where he fell short of the Democratic nomination finishing in third place.
^"Governor Appoints Adam Edelen to Succeed Cauley". Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office. June 18, 2008. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010.
^"Gov. Beshear's chief of staff resigning". kentucky.com. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
^"Former Beshear aide Adam Edelen to run for state auditor". kentucky.com. Retrieved October 2, 2010.[permanent dead link]
^"Adam Edelen will run for state Auditor; Damon Thayer says he might too". mycn2.com/politics. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
^Adam Edelen Leaves Governor's Office Archived August 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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