Everett Corley

Everett Corley is the Republican candidate for Kentucky State Senate District 26 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Democratic incumbent Karen Berg.[1] A real estate agent and University of Louisville graduate, he won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary over Sheeba Jolly.[1]

Corley was born in Louisville and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville in 1991, according to Ballotpedia, which lists his profession as real estate agent.[1]

Corley has run for office several times before.[1] He was the Republican nominee for Kentucky House District 43 in 2014 and 2018, losing to Darryl Owens and Charles Booker respectively, and he was a candidate in the 2016 Republican primary for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, finishing second to Harold Bratcher.[1] In 2022 he finished third in the Republican primary for Kentucky State Senate District 26.[1] In the 2026 Republican primary for the same seat he received 82.4 percent of the vote, defeating Sheeba Jolly.[1]

In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey for the State Senate race, Corley described himself as a fifth-generation Kentuckian and said his key messages were repealing property taxes as a means of financing schools, supporting law enforcement and tougher sentences, and a law permanently protecting Kentucky's war memorials.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.