Richard Rouco
Richard Rouco (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Rouco completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Richard Rouco earned a bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1987, a graduate degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1991, and a law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1994. His career experience includes working as a lawyer. Rouco has been associated with the Board of Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Birmingham Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Union Lawyer’s Association.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 15
Leigh Hulsey defeated Richard Rouco in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leigh Hulsey (R) | 63.6 | 10,818 |
 | Richard Rouco (D)  | 36.3 | 6,166 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 16,997 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Richard Rouco advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 15.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 15
Leigh Hulsey defeated Brad Tompkins in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 15 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leigh Hulsey | 56.7 | 3,501 |
 | Brad Tompkins | 43.3 | 2,676 | |
| Total votes: 6,177 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Rouco completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rouco's responses.
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- I support expanding our Pre-K program and providing our teachers and schools with more funding and resources. Our children deserve the safest and highest quality education possible. I believe that strengthening our schools, respecting and supporting teachers, and expanding access to college education or training in a skilled trade will make our State a better place to live, attract investors and keep our children here.
- I will vote to eliminate the tax on groceries. This tax is perhaps the most regressive tax imaginable. People should not have to pay a sales tax to feed themselves and their families.
- I support expanding Medicaid. A recent study showed that if Alabama expanded Medicaid today and took advantage of the incentives to expand coverage it would save the State approximately one billion dollars over the next five years.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alabama House of Representatives District 15 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 19, 2022
