Robert Anthony Rucho (born December 8, 1948), a dentist from

Matthews, North Carolina Matthews is a town in southeastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte. The population was 27,198 according to the 2010 Census. History In the early 19th century, the new settlement that would become Ma ...

, was a

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member of the

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representing the state's thirty-ninth

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district, including parts of Mecklenburg County. 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. Berger never accepted the resignation and the next month, Rucho resumed his chairmanship.

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 icthe swords of the Nazis, Soviets & terrorists combined" on December 15, 2013.

References

External links

News & Observer: Rucho retakes legislative seat
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