Tucker to be Salem's New State Rep

Paul Tucker will be Salem’s new state representative.

The longtime Salem police officer and current chief was elected with 75.9 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Tucker, a Democrat, will take over for John Keenan, also a Democrat, who served five terms but decided to not seek reelection and resigned in August to become a vice president at Salem State University.

Tucker received 10,170 votes to Libertarian Dan Morris’ 1,932 votes, or 14.4 percent, according to results from City Clerk Cheryl LaPointe.