Karen Berg (politician)

Dr. Karen Berg is a physician and member of the Kentucky State Senate in the 26th District. She is the only Jewish member of the Kentucky State Senate. She was elected to the Kentucky Senate (26th district) in a special election held on June 23, 2020, defeating Bill Ferko.[1] She succeed Senator Ernie Harris, who had resigned on April 15.

This article is about the physician and politician. For the religious writer, see Karen Berg.

Family and Education

Berg is a graduate of Central High School in Louisville, the University of Kentucky where she got her BA, and the University of Louisville where she earned a MD in 1987.[2][3]

She is the daughter of Dr. Harold Berg, a physician and artist.[4]

Career

Berg is a diagnostic radiologist.[5]

Berg ran for Kentucky State Senate in 2018, losing the seat to incumbent Ernie Harris. She won the seat in a special election conducted in June 2020 after Harris announced his retirement.[6][7] This was the first time in 25 years that the state seat in Kentucky is occupied by a Democrat.[8][9] She is the only Jewish member serving on the Kentucky State Senate.[10]

She supports Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s efforts to reinstate Kentucky’s health insurance exchange, a program that was abandoned by Matt Bevin.[11]

She is also an assistant clinical professor in the department of radiology at the University of Louisville.[12]

References
  1. "Democrat Karen Berg wins special election to succeed state Sen. Ernie Harris", WHAS11 television, June 30, 2020
  2. "Karen Berg". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. "Dr. Karen Berg, MD | Louisville, KY | Healthgrades". www.healthgrades.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. Chottiner, Lee; Editor, Interim (2017-06-06). "Forty-eight years after unveiling, Berg mural to be rededicated at JCL Awards Meeting". Jewish Community of Louisville. Retrieved 2020-07-09.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Dr. Karen Berg". DLCC. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. "Democrat Karen Berg wins special election to succeed state Sen. Ernie Harris". wwltv.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  7. "Democrats Flip First State Senate Seat For First Time In A Decade". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. "Democrats flip state Senate seat held by Republicans for 25 years". The Independent. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  9. "Democrat Karen Berg wins special election to replace state GOP Sen. Ernie Harris, who held seat 25 years | NKyTribune". Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  10. "Karen Berg To Become Only Jewish Member of Kentucky State Legislature". CrownHeights.info - Chabad News, Crown Heights News, Lubavitch News. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  11. Chottiner, Lee. "Physician to become only Jewish member of Kentucky's state legislature". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  12. "Dr. Karen Berg, M.D. — School of Medicine University of Louisville". louisville.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-09.


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