Patricia Rucker
Senate, District: 16
Representing Jefferson & Berkeley Counties
CONTACT
p: 304-357-7957
e: Patricia.Rucker@wvsenate.gov
Bills Sponsored:
2023 Conservation Bills Sponsored:
- SB 161 — Authorizing Sale of Unneeded or Obsolete Public Lands
- SB 162 — Leasing State-Owned Pore Spaces for Carbon Sequestration
- SB 27 — Assessing Wildlife Impact Fee on Wind Power Projects
- SB 485 — PFAS Protection Act
- SB 627 — Community Solar
2020 Conservation Bills Sponsored:
Background:
Home Town
Harpers Ferry
DOB
April 27, 1974
Education
B.A. Trinity College
Occupation
Home School Mother
Conservation Activities
Farm Bureau
Legislative Service
Elected to Senate 2016
2023 Committees
Chair School Choice, Health & Human Resource, Judiciary, Outdoor Recreation
ACTIVITY
- Jan. 1, 2016: “Holding government agencies and the private sector accountable is necessary to improve West Virgina’s environmental record. The only way to hold government accountable to itself is to elect those who will hold them accountable. I would like to see West Virginia be open to all forms of energy, alternative and traditional. By open I mean we create an economic climate that allows companies to compete with each other to provide for us what is best.”I believe in leadership through example. My own family attempts to be as self-sustaining as we can with our small organic garden, beekeeping, raising poultry for eggs, and composting. I have actively participated in efforts to clean up streambeds and pick up litter. I have gotten involved in encouraging and bringing folks into Solar Power projects locally.” Read More»
- In August 6, 2017, letter to Martinsburg Journal, supported gas pipelines into Morgan and Berkeley Counties: “Job creation is paramount for our region. It is incumbent upon us, as your elected officials, to push for greater opportunities here at home for the current work force and for the generations to come . . . [A]s your elected leaders, we fully support the efforts of TransCanada and Mountaineer Gas in helping our region in expanding our pipeline to jobs, growth and prosperity.” Read More»
