Preceded by Frank Stubblefield Name Carroll Hubbard Resigned 1993 Profession attorney Succeeded by Thomas Barlow | Spouse(s) Carol Brown Hubbard Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic Role Former Member of Congress | |
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Born July 7, 1937 (age 86)
Murray, Kentucky ( 1937-07-07 ) Alma mater Georgetown College, University of Louisville Previous office Member of Congress (1975–1993) Education Georgetown College, University of Louisville | ||
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Carroll Hubbard, Jr. (born July 7, 1937) is an American former politician. A Democrat, he represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.
Hubbard grew up in Murray, Kentucky, graduated from Georgetown College in 1959 and from the University of Louisville law school in 1962. In 1967, he was elected to serve in the Kentucky Senate.
Hubbard served in Congress for 18 years, but lost his 1992 re-election bid in the Democratic primary to Thomas Barlow after becoming one of a number of Representatives embroiled in the "Rubbergate" House banking scandal. During his time in Congress, he mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge for Governor in 1979.
After he pleaded guilty to violations of federal campaign finance laws, Hubbard served two years in prison from 1995 to 1997. His wife, Carol Brown Hubbard, was also convicted of using his congressional aides to work on her failed campaign for Congress and was sentenced to five years probation.
In 2006 and 2008, Hubbard was unsuccessful in attempts to seek re-election to the Kentucky Senate. He lost by only 58 votes in the 2006 race.
In 1983, Hubbard was invited to South Korea to attend a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the United States–South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty with three fellow members of Congress, including Larry McDonald and Senator Jesse Helms. Hubbard and Helms planned to meet with McDonald to discuss how to join McDonald on the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. However, as the delays mounted, instead of joining McDonald, Hubbard at the last minute gave up on the trip, canceled his reservations, and accepted a Kentucky speaking engagement. The flight was later shot down by the Soviet Union killing all passengers and crew.