Martin T. Rucker is a former a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

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Biography

He is a graduate on St. Joseph Central High School. He went on to study at Central Wyoming College

Central Wyoming College

Central Wyoming College is a comprehensive American community college located in Riverton, Wyoming. The college includes off-campus sites in Wyoming at Jackson, Lander, Thermopolis , Dubois and the Wind River Indian Reservation. It also provides internet classes. The institution offers 2-year...

 in Riverton, Wyoming

Riverton, Wyoming

Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is both the largest city in the county and the largest within the historical boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The city's population was 9,310 at the 2000 census...

, and Missouri Western State University

Missouri Western State University

Missouri Western State University is a public, co-educational university located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school enrolls 6,010 undergraduate students and 124 graduate students.-History:...

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He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity Missionary Full Gospel Church, and a member of the St. Joseph School Board of Education, the United Way Board of Directors, Inter-Serv Board of Directors.

He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2004. He served as Deputy Whip of the Black Caucus and Rural Caucus. He was also a member on the Special Committee on Education Funding, as well as the following standing committees:

• Agriculture Policy,
• Appropriations - Education, and
• Senior Citizen Advocacy.

In 2010, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Missouri State Senate. He currently serves as a member on the Missouri Probation and Parole Board.

Mike Rucker

Mike Rucker

Michael Dean Rucker is a former American football defensive end who played for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.-Early years:...

, a son, is a retired defensive end who played for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Another son, Martin, played at the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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and was drafted by Cleveland Browns in 2008 NFL draft.