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State Senator, 2nd District
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Danny Carroll

Candidate for State Senator, 2nd District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator; president and CEO, Easter Seals West Kentucky
Lives in
Paducah

State senator for District 2 (Ballard, Carlisle, Livingston, Marshall and McCracken counties) since 2015; he chairs the Senate Families and Children Committee. His legislative biography lists him as president and CEO of Easter Seals West Kentucky.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Proposed a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders.In office

    SB 259 (2026) was referred to committee and did not advance.

    2026 Regular Session SB 259: AN ACT relating to domestic violence.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to establish and maintain a domestic violence offender registry”
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Economy & jobs

  • Sponsored law creating a nuclear site-readiness grant program.In office

    SB 57 (2026) lets the General Assembly award grants covering up to a third of the cost of federal nuclear permits, capped at $25 million per project. Signed by the governor April 8, 2026 (Acts Ch. 56).

    2026 Regular Session SB 57: AN ACT relating to nuclear energy development.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “require the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (authority) to establish the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program”
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Courts & justice

  • Sponsored bill on treatment for high-acuity youth offenders.In office

    SB 125 (2026) sets procedures for identifying children charged with offenses who need intensive mental health treatment and authorizes a high-acuity youth treatment facility, subject to funding. It passed the Senate 36-0 and was pending in the House Judiciary Committee when the session ended.

    2026 Regular Session SB 125: AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.

    Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov

    “establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth”
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