GOP’s Quarles Announces Run for Kentucky Governor in 2023

GOP’s Quarles Announces Run for Kentucky Governor in 2023
Ryan Quarles, Agriculture Commissioner, State of Kentucky, speaks onstage during the 2022 Concordia Lexington Summit - Day 2 at Lexington Marriott City Center in Lexington, Ky., on April 8, 2022. Jon Cherry/Getty Images for Concordia
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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles announced Saturday night that he will enter the 2023 governor’s race, joining what’s shaping up to be a crowded Republican contest to select a nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

Quarles told a GOP gathering in Lexington that he will seek the state’s top elected position. He had officially announced his candidacy in an interview on WKYT-TV’s Kentucky Newsmakers program.