Representative Carl Perry - Contact Information

Carl Perry moved to South Dakota from Kansas City at the age of ten. He lived on a farm by Selby, SD (actually went to a one-room schoolhouse), and attended Northern State University in Aberdeen. After a successful career in private business, he retired in 2017 and was elected to the South Dakota State House in 2018.

Education:

• Graduate of Selby High School
• Graduate of Northern State College (now Northern State University)
• Graduate of the Xerox Training Institute
• Graduate of the Realtor Training Institute
• President of NSU Foundation (2000-2002)

Experience:

• Serves on the SD State House Health & Human Services Committee
• Serves on the SD Retirement Laws Committee
• Serves on Commerce and Energy Committee
• Worked in management for three of the 11 great companies featured in the popular business book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins (Phillip Morris, Wells Fargo & Company, and Pitney Bowes)
• Subject Matter Expert for the Internal Revenue Service

Offices and Awards:

• Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce George Award (2002)
• Past Chairman of the SD Snow Queen Festival (2017)
• Chairman of the Frosty Award (1999)
• US Jaycees & SD Jaycees Chaplain, Regional & District Representative, and Vice-chair
• C. William Brownfield Memorial Award (1980, presented annually to up to five outstanding first-year members)
• President of Aberdeen Jaycees (1980-81)
• Distinguished President of the Exchange Club of Aberdeen (2002, 2012)
• Exchange Member of the Year (2003)
• President of SD HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association, 1993)
• Recipient of the William G. Follmer Bronze Award (1990), Robert H. Reeves Silver Award (1991), and Frederick T. Muncie Gold Award (1993) from the American Collectors Association & SDCA
• ACA Board Member and SDCA Board Member
• Chair of the Council of Delegates
• ACPAC Member