Carl Christopher Perkins (born August 6, 1954) is an American

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and politician who served as the United States representative from the 7th district of Kentucky from 1984 to 1993. Perkins served as a

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. He was convicted on three federal felony corruption charges.

Biography

Perkins is the son of

Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexing ...

, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1984. Perkins was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Fort Hunt High School, Alexandria, Virginia in 1972. He earned his B.A. from

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in 1976. In 1978, he earned a

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from the University of Louisville. He worked for some time as a lawyer in private practice. From 1981 to 1984, he was a member of the

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. Perkins was elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the 98th and the

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by special 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 became Kentucky's 5th district and some counties in Kentucky's 4th district. He did not seek re-election to Congress in 1992 from the new 5th district, in part due to the House banking scandal. In 1994, Perkins agreed to plead guilty on three felony charges in connection with the House banking scandal. The following year, he was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and improperly obtaining bank loans. He was also placed on three years' supervised probation, ordered to perform 250 hours of community service, and told to complete any treatment for alcoholism deemed necessary by his probation officer. After his release from prison, Perkins attended Louisville Seminary and became an ordained Presbyterian minister, serving a church in Ezel, Kentucky.Former Congressman turns to different public ministry
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