Karen A. Berg
Kentucky State Senator, District 26 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.0%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.9
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health Services
- Health Services
- Licensing and Occupations
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
- Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory
- Race and Access to Opportunity Commission
- Transportation
- Transportation
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Labor And Industry · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Education, Elementary And Secondary · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Berg sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Berg is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Gerald Neal, Gary Clemons, Cassie Armstrong
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Berg’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
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: Berg’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Berg | 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 Berg 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | Won | — | D+20.6 | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | Won | D+20.9 | D+21.8 | −0.9 |
| 2018 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | Lost | R+5.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $43.1K
- Spent
- -$18.3K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Karen Berg (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Karen Berg (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Berg has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 26 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Berg has run against
- Everett C. Corley (R) · 2026 election, won
- James Peden (R) · 2022 election, won
- Ernie Harris (R) · 2018 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Berg
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b45a3156-f662-4884-9c13-b33a4c2d9105
- Wikidata Q97110138
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET