Robert Rucho
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 byJerry Blackmon
Succeeded byRobert Pittenger
Constituency35th district (1997–2003)
39th district (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born
Robert Anthony Rucho

(1948-12-08) December 8, 1948
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materNortheastern University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
OccupationDentist

Robert Anthony Rucho (born December 8, 1948), a dentist from Matthews, North Carolina, is a former 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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. AP: Rucho resigns co-chair spot in spat with Berger
  3. News & Observer Under the Dome: Rucho back in front
  4. @SenatorBobRucho (December 15, 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 December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.


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