Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Carl C. Perkins
Carl Perkins was a Democratic U.S. representative from Kentucky, first elected to Congress in 1984, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–102nd Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5980 Veterans' Job Training Act of 1992Oct 9, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
- H.R. 1256 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the taxation of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits.Oct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
- H.R. 5119 To authorize the construction of the Cumberland Mountain Trail in the States of Kentucky and Virginia, to study the establishment of the Cumberland National…Oct 1, 1992 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
- H.R. 5723 School-to-Work Transition and Skill Standards Development Act of 1992Sep 24, 1992 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- H.R. 3033 Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992Sep 7, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-367.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 291 (102nd) To designate the weeks of October 27, 1991, through November 2, 1991, and October 11, 1992, through October 17, 1992, each separately as "National Job Skills…183 cosponsors
- H.R. 2819 (102nd) Rural Schools of America (RSA) Act of 199167 cosponsors
- H.R. 4407 (102nd) Employment and Economic Growth Act5 cosponsors
- H.R. 1315 (101st) To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to facilitate the use of abandoned mine reclamation fund moneys to replace certain water…5 cosponsors
- H.R. 3632 (102nd) Work Colleges Act of 19911 cosponsor
- H.R. 1949 (101st) To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to establish a program of grants to economically depressed areas for purposes of improving facilities…1 cosponsor
- H.R. 2481 (100th) A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to prohibit the reduction of disability benefits under the Social Security Act.1 cosponsor
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Perkins has won
Rep. Perkins has won 4 U.S. House elections (1984–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.6 to 59.2 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 14 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.