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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.

History of Matt Bevin

Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.

Governor · 2015

Matt Bevin

Republican

Documented commitments and outcomes from the previous term.

Matt Bevin tenure record

Results rating

★★★★★★★★★★100%

2 of 2 tracked commitments fulfilled

Tracked
2
Fulfilled
2
With progress
0
Not achieved
0
Awaiting assessment
0

2 of 2 commitments

Union membership and dues

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Enact a right-to-work law prohibiting mandatory union membership or dues as a condition of employment.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2015 campaign platform

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

Bevin signed HB 1 in January 2017. It prohibited requiring union membership or dues to obtain or keep a job.

HB 1 bill history and text

Health insurance marketplace

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Close Kentucky’s Kynect marketplace and move enrollment to the federal marketplace.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2015 campaign platform

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

Kentucky shifted insurance enrollment to HealthCare.gov for 2017 coverage. The state reopened its own marketplace for 2022 coverage, after Bevin’s term.

CMS history of Kentucky’s marketplace
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Matt Bevin · 2015
Awaiting verification

The opening agenda is being verified.

A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Matt Bevin · 2015 · Election-night remarks

Election-night remarks are being verified.

A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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