Tommy Tucker (politician)

Wyatt "Tommy" Thomas Tucker, Sr. (born May 25, 1950) is a Republican state senator in the state of North Carolina. He is co-chairman of the North Carolina Senate's State and Local Government Committee. Senator Tucker has been accused of the statement "I am the Senator, you are the Citizen, you need to be quiet," when responding to a citizen journalist's inquiry on North Carolina's Senatorial Rules and Procedures, though he said he was misquoted. In 2013 Sen. Tucker came under criticism for helping direct Rural Center funds to the development of a movie theater In 2016, he is facing a primary challenge from Matthew Daly