Martin T. Rucker (born June 15, 1957) is a former a Democratic member of the

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Biography

Rucker is a graduate of St. Joseph Central High School. He went on to study at

Central Wyoming College Central Wyoming College (CWC or CW) is a public community college in Riverton, Wyoming. In addition to its main campus, the college provides online classes and has outreach centers in Jackson, Lander, Dubois, and the Wind River Indian Reservat ...

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, and

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. He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2004. He served as

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of the Black Caucus and Rural Caucus. He was also a member on the Special Committee on Education Funding, as well as the

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s on Agriculture Policy, Appropriations - Education, and Senior Citizen Advocacy. In 2010, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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. He currently serves as a member on the Missouri Probation and Parole Board. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity Missionary Full Gospel Church, a former member of the St. Joseph School Board of Education, the United Way Board of Directors, and the Inter-Serv Board of Directors. His sons

Mike Rucker Michael Dean Rucker (born February 28, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebra ...

and Martin Rucker were professional football players in the

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. In 2016, his son Martin Rucker announced his candidacy for the

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1957 births Living people Politicians from St. Joseph, Missouri Missouri Western State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Central Wyoming College alumni 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub