Virgil Pearman Explained

Virgil Pearman
State Senate:Kentucky
District:10th
Term Start:January 1, 1987
Term End:January 1, 1991
Predecessor:Joe Prather
Successor:Tom Smith
State House1:Kentucky
District1:26th
Term Start1:January 1, 1993
Term End1:September 1, 1993
Predecessor1:Bill Ark
Successor1:Kaye Bondurant
Term Start2:January 1, 1978
Term End2:January 1, 1987
Predecessor2:Nick Pearl
Successor2:Bill Ark
Term Start3:January 1, 1974
Term End3:January 1, 1976
Predecessor3:Joe Prather
Successor3:Nick Pearl
Birth Date:13 July 1933
Party:Democratic

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: February 17, 1986 . Filing deadline: It can be signal to act or not for lawmakers . . B1.
  2. News: November 7, 1990 . 4 tax supporters lose senate seats . . A5.
  3. News: September 2, 1993 . Virgil Pearman of Radcliff resigns . . A1.
  4. Web site: Remembering Legislator Virgil Pearman . February 19, 2012 . WEKU . February 24, 2024.