Helen Garrett
Appearance
Helen Garrett | |
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Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office 1979 – January 8, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Tom Garrett |
Succeeded by | Bob Leeper |
Personal details | |
Born | Paducah, Kentucky | May 20, 1929
Died | October 26, 2006 Paducah, Kentucky | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Helen Garrett (May 20, 1929 – October 26, 2006) was an American politician who served in the Kentucky Senate from the 2nd district from 1979 to 1991.[1][2]
Helen R. Garrett was charged in 1992 with taking a $2,000 bribe from a horse racing track in exchange for helping pass favorable legislation in an FBI Operation called Boptrot. She pled guilty and received four years of probation.[3]
References
- ^ "Corbin Times Tribune Newspaper Archives, Jan 9, 1980". Newspaperarchive.com. 1980-01-09. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "Corbin Times Tribune Newspaper Archives, Sep 1, 1992, p. 3". Newspaperarchive.com. 1992-09-01. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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