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Virgil Pearman

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Virgil Pearman
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byJoe Prather
Succeeded byTom Smith
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
January 1, 1993 – September 1, 1993
Preceded byBill Ark
Succeeded byKaye Bondurant
In office
January 1, 1978 – January 1, 1987
Preceded byNick Pearl
Succeeded byBill Ark
In office
January 1, 1974 – January 1, 1976
Preceded byJoe Prather
Succeeded byNick Pearl
Personal details
Born(1933-07-13)July 13, 1933
DiedFebruary 17, 2012(2012-02-17) (aged 78)
Political partyDemocratic

Virgil L. Pearman (July 13, 1933 – February 17, 2012) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Kentucky Senate. Pearman was first elected to the house in 1973 when incumbent representative Joe Prather ran for the senate. He did not run for reelection in 1975. He ran for the house again in 1977, defeating incumbent representative Nick Pearl for renomination.

Pearman was elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1986 when Prather retired.[1] He was defeated for renomination in 1990 by Tom Smith.[2]

Pearman returned to the house in 1992 when incumbent representative Bill Ark retired. He resigned from the house in September 1993.[3]

He died in February 2012 at age 78.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Filing deadline: It can be signal to act or not for lawmakers". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 17, 1986. p. B1.
  2. ^ "4 tax supporters lose senate seats". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 7, 1990. p. A5.
  3. ^ "Virgil Pearman of Radcliff resigns". The Lexington Herald-Leader. September 2, 1993. p. A1.
  4. ^ "Remembering Legislator Virgil Pearman". WEKU. February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2024.