Candidate for: Kentucky House District 64;
Party: Republican;
Status: Challenger;
Scott Berger is a Republican candidate in Kentucky House District 64, which occupies a central chunk of the Northern Kentucky region, including much of Kenton County (click here to see a map of the district).
Incumbent Kim Moser will serve as his primary opponent in May. Whoever wins that primary will face off against one of two Democratic candidates in November, either Nicholas McHargue or William Whalen.
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Originally from Baltimore, Berger grew up in Edgewood, is an army veteran, a former railroad worker with CSX and an elected union official. Berger described himself as representing a more authentic version of conservatism than Moser and said he first became interested in state politics after Moser “voted against the transgender surgeries and hormone therapy ban for minors in Kentucky.”
“Something needs to be done about Kim Moser because she’s not a real Republican,” Berger said.
As far as his platform, he described himself as pro-life (he has been endorsed by the Northern Kentucky Right to Life PAC), pro 2nd Amendment, in favor of reducing government spending and in favor of expanding services for veterans. Overall, he said, “I am a constitutional conservative. I believe in the free market, and I believe in small government.”
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“I think statewide, we’re spending too much money,” Berger said. “We’re spending money on things that I think are frivolous and stupid… Our taxpayer money is not being used fiscally responsibly.”
Specifically as it relates to Northern Kentucky, Berger took aim at medical certificate of need laws, an issue that has come up frequently at both the state and local levels. Berger described certificate of need laws as “the state government’s way of protecting these healthcare monopolies in our state.” He’s in favor of getting rid of certificate of need entirely.