# Karen Berg

Karen Berg is a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2020-07-13
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b45a3156-f662-4884-9c13-b33a4c2d9105

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b45a3156-f662-4884-9c13-b33a4c2d9105 (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

Berg missed 6.7% of 803 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Kentucky Senate (average 97.0%).

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Berg | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.04), from 439 donors and 423 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 98.6% (95.3%). 3 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 $40.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% 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.

- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/2083222017822617881
- 2026-05-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/2061145949049626903
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/2036857397084324160
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/2025249861075947818
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/2025249974301176211
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/2025250396076114084
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/1967036496885469266
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/1967036735579389986
- 2025-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/karenforky/status/1945362999834718408

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=126
- X: https://x.com/karenforky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenbergforkentuckysenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfB-UDzblLOyCUY0Ve4Ad2w

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b45a3156-f662-4884-9c13-b33a4c2d9105