RepublicanIn office since Nov 2014

Danny Carroll

Kentucky State Senator, District 2 since 2014. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Kentucky State Senator, District 2Born 1963

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 12; 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +26.5; Won 2018
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Families and Children · co-chair
Families and Children · chair
Juvenile Justice Oversight Council Statutory · ex officio
Education
Education
Health Services
Health Services
Impeachment Special
Judiciary
Judiciary
Legislative Oversight and Investigations
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 33 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 66 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.
Corrections Impact · Became law Apr 2026

SB 77 AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026

SB 185 AN ACT relating to Kentucky State University and declaring an emergency.
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026

SB 90 AN ACT relating to behavioral health.
Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees · Became law Apr 2026

SB 104 AN ACT relating to first responders.
Corrections Impact · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Carroll sits in the Kentucky State Senate

Carroll is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jason Howell, Jimmy Higdon, David Givens

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Carroll’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Carroll’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Carroll	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 14, 2026	HB 139: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–6
Apr 14, 2026	SB 1: AN ACT relating to education.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–7
Apr 14, 2026	SB 59: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–7
Apr 14, 2026	SB 100: AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–6
Apr 14, 2026	SB 65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Carroll was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Kentucky State Senate, District 2

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Kentucky Senate District 2	Won	—	R+47.4	—
2022	Kentucky State Senate, District 2	Won	—	—	—
2018	Kentucky State Senate, District 2	Won	R+26.5	—	—
2014	Kentucky State Senate, District 2	Won	R+16.9	—	—
2014	Kentucky State Senate, District 2 (primary)	Won	+9.9	—	—