Chris Perkins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's7th district | |
| In office November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Carl D. Perkins |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of theKentucky House of Representatives from the 92nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1982 – November 6, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Weinberg |
| Succeeded by | Jim Rose |
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| Born | Carl Christopher Perkins (1954-08-06)August 6, 1954 (age 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Carl D. Perkins (father) |
| Education | Davidson College (BA) University of Louisville (JD) Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (MDiv,ThM) |
Carl Christopher Perkins (born August 6, 1954) is an Americanlawyer andpolitician who served as theUnited States representative from the7th district ofKentucky from 1984 to 1993. Perkins was convicted on three federal felony corruption charges in relation to theHouse banking scandal.
Perkins is the son ofCarl D. Perkins, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1984. Perkins was born inWashington, D.C., and graduated fromFort Hunt High School,Alexandria,Virginia in 1972. He earned his B.A. fromDavidson College in 1976. In 1978, he earned aJ.D. degree from theUniversity of Louisville. He worked for some time as a lawyer in private practice.[1]
From 1982 to 1984, he was a member of theKentucky House of Representatives, representing Kentucky's 92nd House district.[1][2]
Perkins was elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the98th and the99th Congress byspecial election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father. Perkins was reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993). The seat that he held, Kentucky's 7th district, was eliminated by redistricting and becameKentucky's 5th district and some counties inKentucky's 4th district.[1] He did not seek re-election to Congress in 1992 from the new 5th district, in part due to theHouse banking scandal.
In 1994, Perkins agreed toplead guilty on threefelony charges in connection with the House banking scandal.[3] The following year, he was sentenced to 21 months in federalprison for misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and improperly obtaining bank loans. He was also placed on three years' supervisedprobation, ordered to perform 250 hours ofcommunity service, and told to complete any treatment foralcoholism deemed necessary by his probation officer.[4]
After his release from prison, Perkins attendedLouisville Seminary where he received hisMaster of Divinity in 2003 andMaster of Theology in 2008. He became anordainedPresbyterian minister, and served a church inEzel, Kentucky, before becoming pastor ofEnslow Park Presbyterian Church inHuntington, West Virginia.[5][6]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 7th congressional district 1984–1993 | Constituency abolished |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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