Robert Cluck

Robert Cluck
29th Mayor of Arlington, Texas
In office
May 3, 2003 – May 19, 2015
Preceded byElzie Odom
Succeeded byJeff Williams
Personal details
Born
Robert Nance Cluck, Jr.

(1939-03-20) March 20, 1939 (age 85)
Cisco, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda Cluck
ProfessionObstetrician-gynecologist

Robert Nance Cluck, Jr. (born March 20, 1939) is an American obstetrician-gynecologist and politician. He was elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Arlington in May 2003 after serving two terms on the city council.[1] He represented Council District 4. On May 9, 2015, Cluck was defeated by Jeff Williams, who is now mayor of the City of Arlington.[2]

Cluck is the vice president for medical affairs at Arlington Memorial Hospital, a position he has held since 2002. Prior to that, he was the medical director at Arlington Memorial Hospital and Harris Methodist Health Plan.[3]

Cluck was born in Cisco, Texas.[4] His father Robert Nance Cluck, Sr. was superintendent of the Cisco Independent School District for 16 years and was the first president of Cisco Junior College.[5] Robert Cluck, Jr. graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's degree in 1960 and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1964. From 1964 to 1965, Cluck had a rotating internship at the Parkland Memorial Hospital of Dallas followed by a general practice residency at the John Peter Smith Hospital of Fort Worth. Cluck then served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1968 and returned to medicine with an OB-GYN residency at Parkland Hospital. From 1971 to 1994, Cluck was in private practice as an obstetrician-gynecologist in Arlington.[4] Cluck served in the U.S. Air Force for two years, serving during the Vietnam War as a general medical officer at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines.

He serves on many boards and commissions, including the Arlington Chamber of Commerce board of directors, the Texas Municipal League board of directors, the University of Texas Metroplex Council, and the Workforce Solutions Workforce Governing Board.

Ryan Walker Grant tried to hire individuals from Mexico, through an intermediary from Mexico to kill Robert Cluck and Tom Brandt, a Dallas attorney who represents the city of Arlington in cases involving sexually oriented businesses.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Doctor elected in 6-way contest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 4, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jeff Williams". Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Robert N. Cluck, MD". Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Mosier, Jeff (April 28, 2011). "Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck faces re-election challenge from Carl Scrivner, who has assisted past foes". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Range Rider, Volume 14, Number (4), September, 1960 Page: 9
  6. ^ "FBI — Tarrant County Man Pleads Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Case". Fbi.gov. Retrieved November 9, 2018.


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