Chris Perkins (politician)

Chris Perkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 7th district
In office
November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byCarl D. Perkins
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1981 – November 6, 1984
Personal details
Born
Carl Christopher Perkins

(1954-08-06) August 6, 1954 (age 70)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesCarl D. Perkins (father)
EducationDavidson College (BA)
University of Louisville (JD)
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM)

Carl Christopher Perkins (born August 6, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative from the 7th district of Kentucky from 1984 to 1993. Perkins was convicted on three federal felony corruption charges in relation to the House banking scandal.