Keturah Herron
Kentucky State Senator, District 35 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 1
- 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Juvenile Justice Oversight Council Statutory · ex officio
- Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force
- Enrollment
- Families and Children
- Families and Children
- Health Services
- Health Services
- Impeachment Special
- Local Government
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Race and Access to Opportunity Commission
- State Government
- State and Local Government
- Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Courts, Circuit · Became law Apr 2026
Civil Rights · Failed in the House Mar 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Failed in the House Feb 2026
Disasters And Recovery Efforts · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Herron sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Herron is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Gary Clemons, Karen Berg, Gerald Neal
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Herron’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Kentucky State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Herron’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Herron | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 139: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 1: AN ACT relating to education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 59: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 100: AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 32–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Herron was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky State Senate, District 35 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Herron has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 35 · since 2024
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 42 · 2022–2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Herron
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/15b970f1-bd55-4876-80d5-13570b8f1a1a
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET