24 Facts About Rich Nugent

Richard B "Rich" Nugent was born on May 26,1951 and is an American retired law enforcement officer and former United States Congressman.

Rich Nugent is a former Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida.

On November 2,2010, Richard Nugent defeated Democratic nominee James Piccillo, to replace retiring Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite.

On November 2,2015, Nugent announced he would not seek reelection.

Rich Nugent is a native of Evergreen Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Rich Nugent's father was a steel worker and his mother was a homemaker.

Rich Nugent then continued serving as a police officer in the city of Romeoville, Illinois.

Rich Nugent graduated from St Leo College, located in St Leo, Pasco County, Florida with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Rich Nugent went on to earn a Master of Arts Degree from Troy State University.

In 1991 Congressman Rich Nugent graduated from the FBI National Academy.

Rich Nugent won the Republican primary and was endorsed during his campaign by former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, and by several Florida newspapers, including the Orlando Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times, and the Tampa Tribune.

Rich Nugent beat Tea Party favorite Jason Sager in the primary and won against Democrat Jim Piccillo in the general election.

The Ocala online newspaper reported that In the 5th Congressional District, Rich Nugent swept past Democrat Jim Piccillo, a political newcomer from Lutz, receiving 67 percent of the vote to 33 percent.

Rich Nugent is against what he terms out of control spending presently happening in Washington.

Rich Nugent opposed the $700 billion bailout by President George W Bush, a temporary fix for de-regulation of the banking and finance industries, two unfunded Bush-era wars, and a decades-long wage decrease.

Rich Nugent opposed the Obama Administration's $862 billion stimulus package.

In 2010 Rich Nugent signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any Global Warming legislation that would raise taxes.

Rich Nugent opposed the passage of President Barack Obama's health care legislation and has vowed to work for its repeal.

Rich Nugent has stated that he is open to listening to anybody's plan to save and reform Medicare so long as benefits are completely unchanged for those 55 and up.

In January 2015, Rich Nugent was removed from that committee, in an apparent retribution for voting against John Boehner as House Speaker.

Rich Nugent belongs to several House caucus groups, including the Congressional Sportsman's Caucus, The Constitution Caucus, The Military Family Caucus, the Congressional Cement Caucus, the Tea Party Caucus and the Congressional Constitution Caucus.

In 1975, Rich married Wendy Nugent and they have three boys.

The Rich Nugent family have been members of the First United Methodist Church of Spring Hill since 1985.

On November 2,2015, Rich Nugent announced that he would leave Congress at the end of his term on January 3,2017.