Background
Perkins is the son of Carl D. Perkins, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1984. Perkins was born in Washington, District of Columbia
Perkins is the son of Carl D. Perkins, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1984. Perkins was born in Washington, District of Columbia
And graduated from Fort Hunt High School, Alexandria, Virginia, in 1972.
Served as a Democrat. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Davidson College in 1976. In 1978, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville.
He worked for some time as a lawyer in private practice. was elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the 98th and the 99th Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, United States. Representative Carl Dewey. was reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993).
He was not a candidate for re-election to Congress in 1992. 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 office from the new 5th district, in part due to the House banking scandal. In 1994, former United States. representative Chris 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
From 1981 to 1984, he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.