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Eric Lucero

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Eric Lucero
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 30th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 30B district
In office
January 6, 2015 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byDavid FitzSimmons
Personal details
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)
Germany
Political partyRepublican
SpouseErum
ResidenceDayton, Minnesota
Alma materMetropolitan State University (B.A.S., B.S.)
University of Minnesota (M.B.A.)

Eric Lucero (born 1977/1978)[1] is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 30. He previously served in the Minnesota 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 the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Early life

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Lucero attended Metropolitan State University, graduating with a B.A.S. and again with a B.S. He later attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a M.B.A.[3]

Minnesota House of Representatives

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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 the actual storming of the United States Capitol as it was unfolding in real-time.[4]

Minnesota Senate

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Lucero was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2022.

Promotion of conspiracy theory

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In 2024, Lucero was the chief author of proposed Minnesota legislation inspired by the chemtrails conspiracy theory, on the basis of conspiratorial pseudoscience, with references to made-up phenomena like “xenobiotic electromagnetism and fields.”[5]

Personal life

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Lucero is married to Erum Lucero. They reside in Dayton, Minnesota.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Schoemer, Mike (July 28, 2014). "Meet the Candidates: Eric Lucero Seeks Spot in House District 30B". North Wright County Today. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Forliti, Amy (October 27, 2020). "Court hear challenge to Minnesota mail-in ballots". San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. ^ a b "Lucero, Eric". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Brand calls for Akland's resignation after attending 'Storm the Capitol' rally".
  5. ^ "Minnesota Republicans introduce legislation inspired by the chemtrails conspiracy theory • Minnesota Reformer". 5 April 2024.
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