Perry B. Clark

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Perry B. Clark

| state_senate = Kentucky

| district = 37th

| term_start = February 16, 2006

| term_end = January 1, 2021

| predecessor = Larry Saunders

| successor = David Yates

| state_house1 = Kentucky

| district1 = 37th

| term_start1 = January 1, 1995

| term_end1 = January 9, 2006

| predecessor1 = Paul Clark

| successor1 = Ron Weston

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|9|30}}

| birth_place = Frankfort, Kentucky, United States

| death_date =

| death_place =

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| party=Democratic

}}

Perry Brian Clark (born September 30, 1957) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky Senate for the 37th district from 2006 to 2021.{{cite web|title=Perry Clark|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4079/perry-clark|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 25, 2015}} Clark also served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 2006, resigning to run for the Kentucky Senate special election in the 37th District.

He has been a member of several committees, including the Task Force on Economic Development and the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en|access-date=2019-03-28}}

Perry Clark was first elected to the house in 1994, succeeding his father Paul Clark.{{cite news |date=February 6, 1994 |title=Voters put pressure on their lawmakers |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B1}} He resigned his seat in the house in order to run for a special election to the senate. The seat had been vacant since January 2005 when the candidate who won the election was determined to be ineligible to serve.{{cite news |date=February 15, 2006 |title=Democrats win two special elections in Louisville |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B6}} He retired from the senate in 2020.{{cite news |date=January 11, 2020 |title=Mitch McConnell draws 17 challengers in Kentucky |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=1A}}