Daniel Cameron will take over as Kentucky’s Attorney General a little early as outgoing AG Andy Beshear is inaugurated as Kentucky’s next governor Tuesday.
Governor-elect Beshear announced the coming appointment of Cameron to fill the remainder of Beshear’s term. The appointment will be effective Dec. 17 and Cameron’s full term will begin on Jan. 6, 2020.
Beshear is quoted in a news release as saying, “I have had the privilege of knowing Attorney General-elect Daniel Cameron for years. The people of Kentucky elected him to serve as their attorney general and I will therefore be appointing him Dec. 17. I am confident that Daniel and I will be able to work together and find common ground to move Kentucky forward.”
Cameron says, “I am forever grateful for the confidence and trust that Kentuckians placed in me to serve as their Attorney General, and I am appreciative to Governor-elect Beshear for the opportunity to take the oath of office early on December 17. As chief law enforcement officer for the Commonwealth, I have a responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless, to fight on behalf of our law enforcement community, and to serve Kentuckians each day.”