Karen A. Berg
Candidate for State Senator, 26th District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; diagnostic radiologist
- Lives in
- Louisville
State senator for District 26 (part of Jefferson County) since 2020. A diagnostic radiologist, she has been an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Louisville.
Documented positions
Public safety
Sponsored bill sending crime-gun evidence to national databases.In office
SB 238 (2026) was referred to committee.
Report2026 Regular Session SB 238: AN ACT relating to the forensic processing of firearms.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require law enforcement agencies to transmit information to national law enforcement databases about firearms and shell casings collected during criminal investigations”
Health & human services
Sponsored bill easing step-therapy exceptions for prescriptions.In office
SB 307 (2026) was referred to committee.
Report2026 Regular Session SB 307: AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require coverage for a prescription drug on the date the provider submits a step therapy exception request”
Government & transparency
Proposed a constitutional amendment allowing citizen ballot initiatives.In office
SB 264 (2026) was referred to committee; she filed a similar proposal (SB 115) in 2025.
Report2026 Regular Session SB 264: AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizen ballot initiatives.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election”
All sources (7)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Jefferson County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Where Do I Vote / Sample Ballot: November 3, 2026 General Election official sample ballots by precinct (Jefferson County, KY)
Election filing · Jefferson County Clerk · jeffersoncountyclerk.org
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Senator Karen Berg, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 264: AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 29 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to citizen ballot initiatives.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 238: AN ACT relating to the forensic processing of firearms.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2026 Regular Session SB 307: AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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