Danny Carroll
Candidate for State Senator, 2nd District
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.
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.
Report2026 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”
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).
Report2026 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”
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.
Report2026 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”
All sources (15)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Ballard County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Ballard County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Ballard County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Carlisle County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Carlisle County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (composite ballot published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Carlisle County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Livingston County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Livingston County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (composite ballot published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Livingston County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Marshall County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Marshall County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Marshall County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (McCracken County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- McCracken County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (composite ballot published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · McCracken County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Senator Danny Carroll, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 57: AN ACT relating to nuclear energy development.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 125: AN ACT relating to juvenile justice.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 259: AN ACT relating to domestic violence.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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