ɹˈæmsi twˈaɪs wʌz kɛntˈʌkiz bˈʌdʒɪt dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ˌʌndɚ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɡˈʌvɚnɚ pˈɔːl pˈæʔn̩ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd ɐɡˈɛn fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd wˈɜːkt æz ðə stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənts tʃˈiːf ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪst.
Ramsey twice was Kentucky's budget director under Democratic Governor Paul Patton from 1995 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2002 and worked as the state government's chief economist.