Larry L. Belcher was an American educator, politician and a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Kentucky House of Representatives

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve...

. He represented the 49th district which includes parts of Bullitt County

Bullitt County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of...

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Belcher was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky on April 4, 1947.

Belcher first served in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, he unsuccessfully ran against Gary Tapp for a State Senate Seat

Kentucky Senate

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. He returned to the House in 2006 and ran for reelection in 2008.

On October 6, 2008, Belcher was killed in a traffic accident in Edmonson County, Kentucky

Edmonson County, Kentucky

Edmonson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1826. As of 2007, the population was 11,978. It is included in the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Brownsville...

 when his vehicle ran into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer truck on Interstate 65

Interstate 65

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External links

• Larry Belcher's House web page
• Larry Belcher at Project Vote Smart