Robert A. Rucho

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Robert Rucho
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Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
June 9, 2008 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byRobert Pittenger
Succeeded byDan Bishop
Constituency39th District
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2005
Preceded by
Succeeded byRobert Pittenger
Constituency35th District (1997-2003)
39th District (2003-2005)
Personal details
Born
Robert Anthony Rucho

(1948-12-08) December 8, 1948 (age 73)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina
Alma materNortheastern University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
OccupationDentist

Robert Anthony Rucho (born December 8, 1948), a dentist from Matthews, North Carolina, was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including parts of Mecklenburg County.[1] Rucho served as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee until his abrupt resignation in June 2013 in a dispute with Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger over tax reform policy.[2] Berger never accepted the resignation and the next month, Rucho resumed his chairmanship.[3]

Views on the Affordable Care Act[]

Rucho gained much criticism, including from within his own party, after he tweeted "Justice Robert's pen & Obamacare has done more damage to the USA then [sic] the swords of the Nazis, Soviets & terrorists combined" on December 15, 2013.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/0/BoardsAndCommissions/EDB/Members/Bio_Bob%20Rucho.pdf
  2. ^ AP: Rucho resigns co-chair spot in spat with Berger
  3. ^ News & Observer Under the Dome: Rucho back in front
  4. ^ @SenatorBobRucho (15 December 2013). "Justice Robert's pen & Obamacare has done more damage to the USA then the swords of the Nazis,Soviets & terrorists combined" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ RUGG, DIANA. "Senator Bob Rucho compares Obamacare to Nazis". NBC Charlotte. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

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North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Jerry Blackmon
 Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 35th district
1997–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 39th district
2003–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 39th district
2008–2017 		Succeeded by
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