Eric Rucker

Eric Rucker is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas. A Republican, Rucker has represented the 20th district of the Kansas Senate, based in western Topeka, since 2018.^[1][2] He was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by State Representative Brenda Dietrich.^[3]

Eric Rucker
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 20th district
In office December 14, 2018 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Vicki Schmidt
Succeeded by	Brenda Dietrich
Personal details
Party	Republican
Spouse	Joan
Residence(s)	Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Education	Kansas Wesleyan University (BA) Emporia State University (MS) Washburn University School of Law (JD)
Website	Official website

In 2018, Rucker was appointed to the Senate to succeed fellow Republican Vicki Schmidt, who had been elected Kansas Insurance Commissioner. Rucker had previously served as an Assistant Kansas Secretary of State starting in 2011, and before then as a Shawnee County Commissioner and a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.^[4]

Rucker lives in Topeka with his wife, Joan.^[5]