Eric Rucker

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.[1][2] He was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by State Representative Brenda Dietrich.[3]

Eric Rucker
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 20th district
Assumed office
December 14, 2018
Preceded byVicki Schmidt
Succeeded byBrenda Dietrich (elect)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceTopeka, Kansas
EducationKansas Wesleyan University (BA)

Emporia State University (MS)

Washburn University School of Law (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

In 2018, Rucker was appointed to the Senate to succeed fellow Republican Vicki Schmidt, 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 Commissioner and a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.[4]

Rucker lives in Topeka with his wife, Joan.[5]

References
  1. "Senator Eric Rucker". Kansas Legislature. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. "Eric Rucker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. Mark Feuerborn (August 5, 2020). "Dietrich beats Rucker to move from house to senate". KSNT. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. Grant Stephens (December 14, 2018). "Kobach's top deputy Eric Rucker to fill Schmidt's senate seat". 13 WIBW. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  5. "Eric Rucker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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