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State Senator, 26th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Kentucky laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Karen A. BergKentucky Legislative Research Commission

Karen A. Berg

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; diagnostic radiologist · Louisville

The gist

  • Proposed a constitutional amendment allowing citizen ballot initiatives.In office
  • Sponsored bill sending crime-gun evidence to national databases.In office
  • Sponsored bill easing step-therapy exceptions for prescriptions.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Proposed a constitutional amendment allowing citizen ballot initiatives.

    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

    “establish the initiative power of the people to propose laws and to enact or reject proposed initiatives at an election”
  2. Sponsored bill sending crime-gun evidence to national databases.

    2026 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”
  3. Sponsored bill easing step-therapy exceptions for prescriptions.

    2026 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”

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