Larry Tucker Explained

Office:President of the West Virginia Senate
Term Start:January 11, 1989
Term End:September 7, 1989
Predecessor:Dan R. Tonkovich
Successor:Keith Burdette
State Senate2:West Virginia
District2:12th
Term Start2:December 1, 1982
Term End2:September 7, 1989
Successor2:Walt Helmick
Birth Date:11 November 1935
Birth Place:Carbondale, West Virginia
Death Place:Summersville, West Virginia
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Jean Copeland
m. 19 May 1978
Children:7
Alma Mater:West Virginia Institute of Technology
Residence:Summersville, West Virginia

Larry Alan Tucker (November 11, 1935  - November 16, 2016) was an American politician.

Born in Carbondale, West Virginia, Tucker went to Montgomery High School. He then graduated from West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He served in the United States Army. Tucker served as the Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate from Nicholas County (12th District) from 1983 to 1989.

He resigned from office after pleading guilty in United States District Court to extortion.[1] [2] [3] [4]

In 2008, Tucker unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Tom Blankenship for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the Nicholas County Commission.

He died in Summersville, West Virginia on November 16, 2016.[5]

Notes and References

  1. (8 September 1989). Tucker Resigns West Virginia Senate Post After Guilty Plea, The Daily Sentinel (Ohio)
  2. Book: West Virginia Blue Book. 1981. 2015-04-05.
  3. Book: West Virginia Blue Book. 1986. 2015-04-05.
  4. http://www.wvgazettemail.com/Obituaries#OBIT-23 Larry Tucker-obituary
  5. Web site: Former WV Senate leader Larry Tucker dies. 18 November 2016 .