1. Robert Miller Pittenger is a businessman and American politician who was the US representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
15 Facts About Robert Pittenger
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Robert Pittenger represented the state's 39th Senate district, which included portions of southeastern Mecklenburg County.
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Robert Pittenger was a lead sponsor of Right To Life legislation and supported the North Carolina marriage amendment, although he was not in office when the amendment passed out of committee and was finally voted on by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011.
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Robert Pittenger proposed over $1.5 billion in spending cuts, with a focus on reducing Medicaid access for persons above the age of Medicare eligibility.
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Robert Pittenger lost the district's share of Mecklenburg County, but ran up huge margins in the Union and Iredell portions of the district.
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On December 2,2013, Robert Pittenger introduced the Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013, which became Pub.
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Robert Pittenger considered running for the US Senate but instead ran for reelection to the House.
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Robert Pittenger faced Mark Harris in a rematch of the 2016 Republican primary.
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Robert Pittenger was the first congressional incumbent to lose his primary election in 2018; the second was Mark Sanford.
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Robert Pittenger declined to run in the special election.
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Robert Pittenger supported the American Health Care Act of 2017, which would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
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On May 2,2017, Robert Pittenger defended a provision of AHCA that allowed states to end requirements that insurers cannot discriminate against individuals with pre-existing conditions.
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Robert Pittenger said that Americans who have or develop pre-existing conditions "should just move" to a state without the waiver.
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Robert Pittenger voted for the two-year budget plan that became law on February 9,2018, citing the lack of options to increase military spending to provide for required training and maintenance.
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Robert Pittenger has been accused of using his position as a state senator to benefit himself in a series of land deals.