What is Ernie Fletcher?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Ernie Fletcher |image = Fletcher testifying.jpg |alt = |order = 60th [[Governor of Kentucky]] |lieutenant = [[Steve Pence]] |term_start = December 9, 2003 |term_end = December 11, 2007 |predecessor = [[Paul E. Patton|Paul Patton]] |successor = [[Steve Beshear]] |state1 = [[Kentucky]] |district1 = {{ushr|Kentucky|6|6th}} |term_start1 = January 3, 1999 |term_end1 = December 8, 2003 |predecessor1 = [[Scotty Baesler]] |successor1 = [[Ben Chandler]] |state_house3=Kentucky | state3=Kentucky | district3=78th | term_start3=1995 | term_end3=1997 | preceded3=Leslie Trapp | succeeded3=[[Tom McKee]] |birthname = Ernest Lee Fletcher |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|11|12}} |birth_place = [[Mount Sterling, Kentucky]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Glenna Foster |alma_mater = [[University of Kentucky]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Medical Doctorate|MD]]) |signature = Ernie Fletcher Signature.gif |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = [[File:Seal of the US Air Force.svg|15px]] [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] |serviceyears = 1974–1980 |rank = [[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Captain (United States)|Captain]] |awards = [[Commendation Medal|Air Force Commendation Medal]]<br>[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] }} '''Ernest Lee Fletcher''' (born November 12, 1952) is an American [[physician]] and [[politician]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-08|title=Ernie Fletcher|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ernie-fletcher/|access-date=2024-11-14|website=National Governors Association}}</ref> In 1998, he was elected to the first of three terms in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He resigned in 2003 after being elected the [[List of Governors of Kentucky|60th]] [[Governor of Kentucky]] and served until 2007. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. ==Other