Bob Rucho

Senator
Bob Rucho
Senator Bob Rucho
Member of the North Carolina Senate; from the 39th district
	In office; 1997–2004, 2008–present
Personal details
Born	December 8, 1948 (age 76); Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	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. Many of his terms he ran uncontested.

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.

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[1] ttp://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] RUGG, DIANA. "Senator Bob Rucho compares Obamacare to Nazis". NBC Charlotte. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

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