Eric Lucero
Eric Lucero | |
|---|---|
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from the 30B district | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | David FitzSimmons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47) Germany |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Erum |
| Residence | Dayton, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Metropolitan State University(B.A.S., B.S.) University of Minnesota(M.B.A.) |
Eric Lucero(born 1977/1978)[1]is aMinnesotapolitician and member of theMinnesota Senate.A member of theRepublican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 30. He previously served in theMinnesota House of Representatives,representing District 30B in east-central Minnesota. Lucero was a successful litigant in an October 2020 lawsuit which prohibited the implementation of a seven-day extension for counting absentee ballots received after Election Day, which had been put in place via emergency powers because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Early life
[edit]Lucero attendedMetropolitan State University,graduating with a B.A.S. and again with a B.S. He later attended theUniversity of Minnesota,graduating with a M.B.A.[3]
Minnesota House of Representatives
[edit]Lucero was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014.
Lucero spoke at a “Storm the Capitol” rally in St. Paul on January 6, 2021, whose attendees cheered theactual storming of the United States Capitolas it was unfolding in real-time.[4]
Minnesota Senate
[edit]Lucero was elected to theMinnesota Senatein2022.
Promotion of conspiracy theory
[edit]In 2024, Lucero was the chief author of proposed Minnesota legislation inspired by thechemtrails conspiracy theory,on the basis of conspiratorial pseudoscience, with references to made-up phenomena like “xenobioticelectromagnetismand fields.”[5]
Personal life
[edit]Lucero is married to Erum Lucero. They reside inDayton, Minnesota.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Schoemer, Mike (July 28, 2014)."Meet the Candidates: Eric Lucero Seeks Spot in House District 30B".North Wright County Today.RetrievedJune 25,2015.
- ^Forliti, Amy (October 27, 2020)."Court hear challenge to Minnesota mail-in ballots".San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ab"Lucero, Eric".Legislators Past & Present.Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.RetrievedJune 25,2015.
- ^"Brand calls for Akland's resignation after attending 'Storm the Capitol' rally".
- ^"Minnesota Republicans introduce legislation inspired by the chemtrails conspiracy theory • Minnesota Reformer".5 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Eric LuceroatMinnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. Eric Luceroofficial Minnesota House of Representatives website
- Eric Luceroofficial campaign website
- [1]San Francisco Chronicle