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Patricia Rucker

Patricia Rucker

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State Senator

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0
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Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
West Virginia
Jurisdiction
16
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2016 - Present

Education: B.A. - History, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.) Occupation: Home Schooling Mother Spouse: James M. Rucker Jr. Children: Catherine, Ambrose, Gregory, Xavier, Teresa Religion: St. James the Greater Catholic Church Town of Birth: Caracas, Venezuela Affiliations: Member, Farm Bureau; Eastern Panhandle Business Association; Gateway Republican Women; 4-H; WV4Life-Jefferson County chapter; Iron Lady Award from the American Legislative Exchange Council; Champion of Free Enterprise awardee from the WV Chamber of Commerce; Executive Committee, Women in Government; Executive Committee, American Legislative Exchange Council; co-founder and former president of We the People of West Virginia-Jefferson County

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Uncategorized votes
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Fiscal Responsibility
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Education
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

5/6 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 5 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Patricia Rucker holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted yes on HB 5065: Relating to hotel occupancy tax.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-13source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 4951: Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-10source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 4437: To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-10source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 5458: Relating to professionals to be licensed by the West Virginia Board of Medicine
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-09source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 5348: Changing the name of the “Raleigh County Recreation Authority” to the “Raleigh County Parks and Recreation Authority”
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2024-03-04source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced