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

Larry Tucker
President of the West Virginia Senate
In office
January 11, 1989 – September 7, 1989
Preceded byDan R. Tonkovich
Succeeded byKeith Burdette
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 12th district
In office
December 1, 1982 – September 7, 1989
Succeeded byWalt Helmick
Personal details
Born(1935-11-11)November 11, 1935
Carbondale, West Virginia
DiedNovember 16, 2016(2016-11-16) (aged 81)
Summersville, West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jean Copeland
m. 19 May 1978
Children7
ResidenceSummersville, West Virginia
Alma materWest Virginia Institute of Technology

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]

References

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  1. ^ (8 September 1989). Tucker Resigns West Virginia Senate Post After Guilty Plea, The Daily Sentinel (Ohio)
  2. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. 1981. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. 1986. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  4. ^ Larry Tucker-obituary
  5. ^ "Former WV Senate leader Larry Tucker dies". 18 November 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the West Virginia Senate
1989
Succeeded by