Helen Garrett

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Helen Garrett
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
May 1979 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byTom Garrett
Succeeded byBob Leeper
Personal details
Born(1929-05-20)May 20, 1929
DiedOctober 26, 2006(2006-10-26) (aged 77)
Paducah, Kentucky, US
PartyDemocratic

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]

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