Eric Rucker is an American attorney and politician from the state of
Kansas. A
Republican, Rucker has represented the
20th district of the
Kansas Senate, based in western
Topeka, since 2018.
He was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by
State Representative
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
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Brenda Dietrich
Brenda Dietrich (born May 16, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 52nd district from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining politics, she spent 40 years in education, serving as the super ...
.
In 2018, Rucker was appointed to the Senate to succeed fellow Republican
Vicki Schmidt
Vicki Schmidt (born September 15, 1955) is an American politician who is currently the Kansas Insurance Commissioner. She was a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 20th district, from 2005 to 2019. She also served as the Sena ...
, who had been elected
Kansas Insurance Commissioner. Rucker had previously served as an Assistant Kansas Secretary of State starting in 2011, and before then as a
Shawnee County
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Commissioner and a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
Rucker lives in
Topeka with his wife, Joan.
References
Living people
Republican Party Kansas state senators
21st-century American politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Kansas Wesleyan University alumni
Emporia State University alumni
Washburn University School of Law alumni
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