Robert A. Rucho

Senator Bob Rucho


Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 39th district
In office 1997–2004, 2008–present
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-08) December 8, 1948 Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater	Northeastern University University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Occupation	dentist

Robert Anthony Rucho (born December 8, 1948) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County.^[1] A dentist from Matthews, North Carolina, Rucho is currently (2013-2014 session) serving in his seventh (non-consecutive) term in the state Senate.

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 had tweeted “Justice Robert’s pen & Obamacare has done more damage to the USA then [sic] the swords of the Nazis, Soviets & terrorists combined” at 7:41 on Sunday, December 15, 2013 ^[4]

References

↑ http://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/0/BoardsAndCommissions/EDB/Members/Bio_Bob%20Rucho.pdf
↑ AP: Rucho resigns co-chair spot in spat with Berger
↑ News & Observer Under the Dome: Rucho back in front
↑ RUGG, DIANA. "Senator Bob Rucho compares Obamacare to Nazis". NBC Charlotte. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

Members of the North Carolina State Senate

President of the Senate: Dan Forest (R) President pro Tempore: Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader: Harry Brown (R) Minority Leader: Dan Blue (D)

Bill Cook (R) Norm Sanderson (R) Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Angela Bryant (D) Don Davis (D) Harry Brown (R) Louis Pate (R) Bill Rabon (R) Michael V. Lee (R) Brent Jackson (R) E. S. (Buck) Newton (R) Ronald J. Rabin (R) Jane W. Smith (D) Dan Blue (D) John M. Alexander Jr. (R) Josh Stein (D) Tamara Barringer (R) Chad Barefoot (R) Wesley Meredith (R) Floyd McKissick Jr. (D) Ben Clark (D) Mike Woodard (D) Valerie Foushee (D) Rick Gunn (R) Tom McInnis (R) Phil Berger (R) Trudy Wade (R) Gladys A. Robinson (D) Jerry W. Tillman (R) Shirley B. Randleman (R) Joyce Krawiec (R) Paul Lowe (D) Stan Bingham (R) Andrew C. Brock (R) Tommy Tucker (R) Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) Jeff Jackson (D) Joel D. M. Ford (D) Bob Rucho (R) Joyce Waddell (D) Jeff Tarte (R) Andy Wells (R) Kathy Harrington (R) David L. Curtis (R) Dan Soucek (R) Warren Daniel (R) Ralph Hise (R) Tom Apodaca (R) Terry Van Duyn (D) Jim Davis (R)

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