Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has suggested that a change in Kentucky's election laws could incentivize sitting lawmakers to run for his office in the future, particularly Republican Senate President Robert Stivers, who has been in the Senate since 1997 and is the leader of the Senate in the current year. The changes in House Bill 139 would allow sitting lawmakers who have a remaining balance in their campaign account to transfer these funds to a campaign account for a governor election. However, Stivers has stated he did not request this change. The current governor's veto message for the law stated that Stivers could potentially gain an advantage over sitting constitutional officers or members of Congress.