# Keturah Herron

Keturah Herron is a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate for district 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2022-02-28
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/15b970f1-bd55-4876-80d5-13570b8f1a1a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15b970f1-bd55-4876-80d5-13570b8f1a1a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Herron’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kentucky, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## What Herron says (KY 2025–26 session)

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Herron | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.3% | 97 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 42.9% | 303 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.3% | 3.4% | 10 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 16.1% | 52 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Law 100% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 209 donors and 528 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 95.8% (95.3%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 66 w/ HCS 1 · SB 66 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB66/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 826 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) · HB 826 AN ACT relating to education. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB826/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 133 w/ HFA 3 · SB 133 AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB133/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 37 w/ HFA 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T) · SB 37 AN ACT relating to state symbols. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB37/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SJR 116 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HCA 1 (T) · SJR 116 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR116/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 324 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T) · SB 324 AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB324/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 220 · HB 220 AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB220/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 869 · HB 869 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB869/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 214 w/ HFA 1, HFA 2 (T) · SB 214 AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB214/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 197 w/ HCS 2, HCA 2 (T) · SB 197 AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB197/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,790 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-05-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1925276243315822831
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1903587814056575285
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1899088033351389550
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1897467617255760289
- 2025-01-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1884360189324689594
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1878831657232523338
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/keturahherron/status/1876764006314107064

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=42
- Campaign site: https://www.keturahherron.com/
- X: https://x.com/keturahherron
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keturah-herron-60425959/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15b970f1-bd55-4876-80d5-13570b8f1a1a