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- ↑ "Senator Eric Rucker". Kansas Legislature. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Eric Rucker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ↑ Mark Feuerborn (August 5, 2020). "Dietrich beats Rucker to move from house to senate". KSNT. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ↑ Grant Stephens (December 14, 2018). "Kobach's top deputy Eric Rucker to fill Schmidt's senate seat". 13 WIBW. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Eric Rucker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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