Pearman was first elected to the house in 1973 when incumbent representative Joe Prather ran for the senate.
He ran for the house again in 1977, defeating incumbent representative Nick Pearl for renomination.
Pearman was elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1986 when Prather retired.
[2] Pearman returned to the house in 1992 when incumbent representative Bill Ark retired.
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