Chad Perkins (born June 22, 1978)[1] is an American politician, radio host and police officer from Bowling Green, 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.

[4] 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".

[5] Perkins said their relationship was consensual and called the controversy "political sour grapes" from a personal feud with Frankford, Missouri police chief Josh Baker.

[5] 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".