Drew A. Perkins (born March 21, 1956) is an American politician who served in the Wyoming Senate from the 29th district as a member of the Republican Party.
Perkins was one of the possible candidates to be nominated by the Natrona County Republican Party, but Ed Opella, Art Volk, and Dick Lindsey were the three selected.
[13][14][15] In 2004, he ran in the Republican primary, where he placed first, and defeated the Democratic nominee Dick Sadler in a separate county commissioner special election for a two-year term.
[16][17][18] In 2006, Perkins ran with the Republican nomination for a seat in the Wyoming Senate from the 29th district and defeated former Cheyenne mayor and state representative Larry R. Clapp in the general election.
[31] On November 15, 2014, Perkins was selected by the Republican caucus to serve as Vice President of the Senate.
[33] On November 16, 2018, Perkins was selected by the Republican caucus to serve as President of the Senate and took office on January 8, 2019.
[37] In 2009, Perkins introduced legislation, which was approved by the Wyoming Senate, that would require ignition interlock devices in the cars of drivers who had been convicted for drunk driving twice or with a blood alcohol content of .15%.
[38] He oppose prohibiting cell phone usage while driving as he believed that it would only give young people criminal records as they would not care about the law.