Gregory Alan Tucker (born August 3, 1957) is an American politician and a former
Democratic
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Politics
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member of the
West Virginia Senate, having represented the
11th district
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Name
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from 2010 to 2014.
Education
Tucker earned his
BS from
West Virginia University and his
JD from
Capital University Law School
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.
Elections
*2010 Tucker challenged District 11 incumbent Senator
Randy White and won the May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary with 6,147 votes (55.6%), and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 14,544 votes (54.4%) against
Republican nominee Adam Milligan and Libertarian candidate Thomas Thacker.
2006 Tucker initially challenged District 11 incumbent Democratic Senator White in the three-way 2006 Democratic Primary but lost to Senator White, who was re-elected in the November 7, 2006 General election.
References
External links
Official pageat the
West Virginia Legislature
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Gregory Tuckerat
Ballotpedia
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Gregory A. Tuckerat the National Institute on Money in State Politics
1957 births
Living people
Capital University Law School alumni
Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
People from Montgomery, West Virginia
West Virginia lawyers
Democratic Party West Virginia state senators
West Virginia University alumni
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