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]