Perry B. Clark

Perry B. Clark
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 37th district
In office
February 16, 2006 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byLarry Saunders
Succeeded byDavid Yates
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 9, 2006
Preceded byPaul Clark
Succeeded byRon Weston
Personal details
Born (1957-09-30) September 30, 1957 (age 67)
Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Political partyDemocratic

Perry B. Clark (born September 30, 1957) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky Senate for the 37th district from 2006 to 2021.[1] Clark also served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 2006, resigning to run for the Kentucky Senate special election in the 37th District.

He has been a member of several committees, including the Task Force on Economic Development and the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.[2]

Perry Clark was first elected to the house in 1994, succeeding his father Paul Clark.[3] He resigned his seat in the house in order to run for a special election to the senate. The seat had been vacant since January 2005 when the candidate who won the election was determined to be ineligible to serve.[4] He retired from the senate in 2020.[5]

  1. ^ "Perry Clark". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. ^ "Voters put pressure on their lawmakers". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 6, 1994. p. B1.
  4. ^ "Democrats win two special elections in Louisville". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 15, 2006. p. B6.
  5. ^ "Mitch McConnell draws 17 challengers in Kentucky". The Lexington Herald-Leader. January 11, 2020. p. 1A.