Joe McCracken
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Joe McCracken
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|30}}
| birth_place = Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
| office = Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Victoria Region
| honorific_suffix = MLC
| termstart = November 2022
}}
Joe McCracken (born January 30, 1988) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council since November 2022, representing Western Victoria Region. McCracken is a member of the Liberal Party.{{Cite web |last=Eddie |first=Rachel |date=2022-12-14 |title=Left-wing parties to hold sway in upper house as Greens quadruple seats |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/left-wing-parties-to-hold-sway-in-upper-house-as-greens-quadruple-seats-20221212-p5c5ld.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=The Age |language=en}} McCracken is openly gay.{{Cite web |title=Hansard details {{!}} Parliament of Victoria |url=https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-974425065-20123 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=new.parliament.vic.gov.au |language=en}}
Early life and education
McCracken was born in January 30th, 1988 and grew up in Ballarat.{{Cite web |title=Joe McCracken {{!}} Parliament of Victoria |url=https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/joe-mccracken/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=new.parliament.vic.gov.au |language=en}} He worked in the family run pub. He attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat.{{cite web | url=https://www.stpats.vic.edu.au/news/where-are-they-now-joe-mccracken-spc-2003-05/ | title=Where are they now - Joe McCracken (SPC 2003-05) | date=10 December 2016 }}
Pre-Political Career
After gaining a Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Management, McCracken worked as an accountant in Ballarat. He then completed a Diploma of Education before beginning teaching at Trinity College, Colac, in 2013.{{cite web | url=https://www.stpats.vic.edu.au/news/where-are-they-now-joe-mccracken-spc-2003-05/ | title=Where are they now - Joe McCracken (SPC 2003-05) | date=10 December 2016 }}
Politics
McCracken served as a councillor for Shire of Colac Otway between 2016-2022, served as Mayor in 2017-18, and Deputy Mayor in 2018-2020. In November 2022 he was elected as last of the five members of the Western Victoria Region of the Victorian Legislative Council.
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Category:Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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