Patricia Rucker
Patricia Rucker | |
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Rucker at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 16th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Herb Snyder |
| Chair of the West Virginia Senate Education Committee | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – August 29, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kenny Mann |
| Succeeded by | Amy Grady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Elena Puertas April 27, 1974 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | James M. Rucker, Jr. |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Trinity Washington University (B.A.) |
Patricia Rucker (born Patricia Elena Puertas on April 27, 1974) is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 16th district since January 11, 2017. Rucker served as the chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee from 2019 to 2022.
Rucker was born in Venezuela. The first Hispanic woman to represent West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, Rucker emigrated from Venezuela with her parents at the age of 6 and became a U.S. citizen in 2004.