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Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin (born January 9, 1967) is an American businessman and the Governor-elect of Kentucky. He is only the third Republican elected Governor of Kentucky since World War II. His inauguration is scheduled for December 8, 2015, at 12 noon. Born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Shelburne, New Hampshire, Bevin earned a bachelor's degree at Washington and Lee University in 1989, then served four years of active duty in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain. He became wealthy in the investment business and moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1999. In 2011, he assumed the presidency of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company, the last remaining American manufacturer of bells. When Bevin took over, the business, which had been in his family since its founding in 1832, was struggling and on the verge of closure. Bevin revived the company and restored its profitability. In 2013, Bevin announced he would challenge Kentucky's senior U.S. Senator, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in the 2014 Republican primary. Although he gained the support of various groups aligned with the Tea Party Movement, McConnell attacked him repeatedly for inconsistencies in his public statements and policy positions and defeated him by almost 25 percentage points. After announcing he would seek the governorship in 2015, Bevin emerged from a four-way Republican primary, besting his nearest competitor by 83 votes. On November 3, 2015, he defeated the state's attorney general, Democrat Jack Conway, in the general election. ==Early life and education== Born January 9, 1967, in Denver, Colorado, Matt Bevin was the second of six children born to Avery and Louise Bevin. He grew up in the rural town of Shelburne, New Hampshire, in a small farmhouse heated by wood-fired stoves. His father worked at a wood mill, and his mother worked part-time in a hospital admissions department.〔 The family raised livestock and grew much of their own food. At age 6, Bevin made money by packaging and selling seeds to his neighbors. He credits his involvement in 4-H, where he served as president of the local and county chapters and as a member of the state teen council, with developing his public speaking and leadership skills.〔 He was also involved with the county's Dairy Club.〔 Initially attending a small Christian school, in tenth grade Bevin enrolled as a day student at Gould Academy, a private high school across the state line in Bethel, Maine.〔 He paid for his tuition through a combination of financial aid and wages from an on-campus dishwashing job and various summer jobs.〔 After graduating high school, he attended Washington and Lee University on a partial ROTC scholarship.〔 During his matriculation, he studied abroad in Japan and became fluent in Japanese.〔 In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies.〔 After taking eight weeks off to complete a bicycle ride from Oregon to Florida, Bevin enlisted in the United States Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.〔 As an artillery officer, he spent four years on active duty as the counterfire officer for the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division Artillery.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meet Matt )〕 Bevin retired from active duty Army service in 1993 and left the Individual Ready Reserve in 2003 with the rank of Captain.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Bevin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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