Chad Perkins

Perkins was born on June 22, 1978, in Hannibal, Missouri. He graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1997, attended John Wood Community College from 1997–1999 and the University of Missouri from 2000–2001. Perkins has worked as an on-air radio host at KJFM Radio since 2001, is a deputy sheriff for the Pike County Sheriff's Department, and is a former mayor of Bowling Green. As of May 27, 2021, Perkins' police license was not active.

Perkins won the Republican primary election in August 2020 to replace fellow Republican incumbent Jim Hansen, who could not seek reelection due to Missouri's constitutional term limits. There was no Democrat running for the 40th District.

On May 27, 2021, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that when Perkins was working as a police officer in 2015, a report alleged he had received a "sexual favor" from an intoxicated 19-year-old.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/report-alleges-missouri-lawmaker-had-sex-with-teen-when-he-was-a-cop/article_ef1ad1be-704d-5654-a044-c9e6eed7d7ac.html |title=Report alleges Missouri lawmaker had sex with teen when he was a cop |date=May 27, 2021 |last1=Erickson |first1=Kurt |last2=Suntrup |first2=Jack |website=The St. Louis Post-Dispatch |access-date=May 28, 2021}} The woman also asked Perkins to help her get alcohol and the prescription drug Adderall.{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sherriff-claims-missouri-lawmaker-credible-77972900 |title=Sheriff: Claims against Missouri lawmaker not credible |date=May 28, 2021 |last=Ballentine |first=Summer |website=Associated Press |access-date=May 28, 2021}} The report also said Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte had obstructed a probe into Perkins as he was running for office, saying, "do everything we can to get Chad elected". Perkins said their relationship was consensual and called the controversy "political sour grapes" from a personal feud with Frankford, Missouri police chief Josh Baker. Speaker of the House Rob Vescovo said he had been made aware of the report and had forwarded information to the House Ethics Committee, and Sirena Wissler, the civil rights coordinator of the United States Department of Justice's St. Louis office, said she had forwarded information to the FBI and said Perkins "needs to get the hell out of the legislature". The Missouri State Highway Patrol began reviewing the allegations.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-government-and-politics-324ed4dd6e7cae09c6812001f1868c3b |title=Patrol reviewing claims that Missouri lawmaker had sex as on-duty cop |last=Ballentine |first=Summer |date=May 27, 2021 |website=Associated Press |access-date=May 28, 2021}}

In January 2024, Perkins filed legislation to abolish the death penalty, citing it as a pro-life issue.{{Cite web |last=Bates |first=Clara |date=2024-01-10 |title=Group of Republican lawmakers raise concerns about Missouri death penalty |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2024/01/10/group-of-republican-lawmakers-raise-concerns-about-missouri-death-penalty/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}}

In February 2025, Perkins filed a bill to indirectly remove Cotton Walker as Cole County circuit court judge, telling media that he fundamentally disagrees with Walker's court decisions.{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Rudi |date=2025-02-14 |title=Missouri House bill targets Republican judge in Cole County over controversial rulings |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2025/02/14/missouri-house-bill-targets-republican-judge-in-cole-county-over-controversial-rulings/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Chad Perkins|votes= 3,853|percentage= 50.63%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate= Ron Staggs|votes= 1,575|percentage= 20.70%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US) |candidate= Heather Dodd|votes= 1,488|percentage= 19.55%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Thomas (Tommy) Schultz|votes= 400|percentage= 5.26%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party= Republican Party (US)|candidate= Woodrow Polston|votes= 294|percentage=3.86%}} {{Election box total no change|votes= 7,610|percentage= 100.00%}} {{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Republican Party (US)|candidate= Chad Perkins|votes= 14,559|percentage= 100.00%|change= n/a}} {{Election box total no change| votes= 14,559|percentage= 100.00%}} {{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Republican Party (US)|candidate= Chad Perkins|votes= 3,285|percentage= 55.84%|change= +5.21}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party= Republican Party (US)|candidate= Dan Moran|votes= 2,598|percentage= 44.16%|change= n/a}} {{Election box total no change|votes= 5,883|percentage= 100.00%}} {{Election box end}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Republican Party (US)|candidate= Chad Perkins|votes= 10,582|percentage= 100.00%|change= 0.00}} {{Election box total no change| votes= 10,582|percentage= 100.00%}} {{Election box end}}

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• [https://house.mo.gov/memberdetails.aspx?district=040&year=2021&code=R Official website]
• [https://www.chad4missouri.com/ Campaign website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513173036/https://www.chad4missouri.com/ |date=May 13, 2021 }}

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