Rick Boucher
Rick Boucher | |
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Official portrait, 2005 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | William Wampler |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Griffith |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 39th district | |
| In office November 28, 1975 – December 27, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | George M. Warren Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Carlyle Boucher August 1, 1946 Abingdon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Amy Hauslohner |
| Education | Roanoke College (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
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Frederick Carlyle Boucher (/ˈbaʊtʃər/; born August 1, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district from 1983 to 2011. The district, which is massively rural, covers the majority of southwest Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican Morgan Griffith in 2010.