Landon Sexton
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Preceded byJon Ackerson (redistricting)
Succeeded byBarry Metcalf (redistricting)
BornDecember 28, 1941
Political partyRepublican
Landon Sexton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office January 1, 1987 – February 7, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Ackerson (redistricting) |
| Succeeded by | Barry Metcalf (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1941 |
| Political party | Republican |
Landon Carter Sexton (born December 28, 1941) is an American politician, and a former Republican member of the Kentucky Senate.[1] He lives in Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States.
On February 16, 1994, Sexton pleaded guilty to accepting a $5,000 cash donation from a Humana lobbyist after the 1990 General Assembly.[2] He was caught taking bribes during a widespread bribery investigation of horseracing by the FBI known as Operation Boptrot. He was sentenced to 15 weekends in jail, 2 months' home detention and two years' probation in 1994.[3]
