Karen Johnson
Republican · KY · Bullitt County Magistrate, District 3
Karen Johnson has represented District 3 on the Bullitt County Fiscal Court since 2023. She has pushed to reopen the closed Maryville Pool and moved to require monthly progress reports from county department heads.
Where Karen Johnson stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (5 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Made the motion to create a county energy program. It lets property owners pay for energy- and water-saving upgrades through a charge on their property. The motion passed unanimously.
October 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bullittky.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Made the motion to require all county department heads to give monthly progress reports to the fiscal court. It passed unanimously.
July 2, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: bullittky.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 oppose
Voted for the county's budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It passed unanimously.
June 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bullittky.com
Made the motion to put Velva Drive back into the county road system, so the county keeps it up. The road had been left off the list by mistake. It passed 4-1.
January 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bullittky.com
Voted for the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office budget for 2026. It passed 4-1.
December 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bullittky.com
Voted to take Leeanna Lane into the county road system once it meets county standards. Residents buy the paving materials, and the county road crew supplies equipment and labor. It passed 3-2.
August 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bullittky.com
Made the motion to hire a design firm for $20,000 to plan repairs and an expansion of the closed Maryville Pool. The fiscal court passed it unanimously.
March 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bullittky.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office budget for 2026. It passed 4-1.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bullittky.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 5 support
Asked the fiscal court to reopen the closed Maryville Pool. She said sponsors would do most of the work, leaving about $500,000 in repairs, and a $250,000 matching grant was available.
May 5, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bullittky.com
Made the motion to put Velva Drive back into the county road system, so the county keeps it up. The road had been left off the list by mistake. It passed 4-1.
January 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bullittky.com
Made the motion to approve the Hillview library's plan to double its building in size. The project costs over $11 million, and the library said it had the money. The motion passed unanimously.
March 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bullittky.com
Voted to take Leeanna Lane into the county road system once it meets county standards. Residents buy the paving materials, and the county road crew supplies equipment and labor. It passed 3-2.
August 6, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bullittky.com
Made the motion to hire a design firm for $20,000 to plan repairs and an expansion of the closed Maryville Pool. The fiscal court passed it unanimously.
March 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bullittky.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Seconded the motion to deny rezoning 154 acres near Deerwood Drive from farm land. Neighbors had raised road safety worries. The denial passed unanimously.
January 20, 2026
Source: bullittky.com
Voted against letting a farm company withdraw its request to rezone 154 acres near Deerwood Drive. The motion to allow the withdrawal failed 2-3, so the case went forward.
January 6, 2026
Source: bullittky.com
Made the motion to put a question on the November 2024 ballot. It asked voters whether to allow medical cannabis businesses in Bullitt County. The motion passed unanimously.
August 6, 2024
Source: bullittky.com
Voted with the majority to deny two requests to rezone land on Highway 44 East from homes to highway business. Both denials passed 4-1, following the planning commission's advice.
July 16, 2024
Source: bullittky.com
Won election as Bullitt County Magistrate for District 3. She ran unopposed in the general election.
November 8, 2022
Source: elect.ky.gov
Past race Karen Johnson ran in:
- Bullitt County Magistrate, District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Bullitt County, Kentucky · incumbent