Bob Schwartz
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Robert "Bob" Schwartz is a healthcare executive and political figure who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 2010 for the Republican
nomination for U.S. Congress in the 5th Congressional District of Tennessee, consisting of Davidson County (metropolitan Nashville), western Wilson County and southeastern Cheatham County.
following their mother's religious tradition.
Schwartz attended public schools in Holland, Michigan before his family returned to the Detroit area in the 1960s. He attended public schools in Grosse Pointe before matriculating at the University of Michigan
in 1968. Working his way through college, Schwartz majored in anthropology and was a rare conservative elected to his college's Government Council in the radical sixties. After graduation in 1972, he returned to Detroit where he worked as a UAW member stacking parts in a Chrysler warehouse. Having become interested in healthcare at Michigan, Schwartz entered Yale University
in 1974 in a Master of Public Health program focusing on health services administration. He served as President of his class and graduated in 1976.
Schwartz moved to Nashville, Tennessee
in the mid 1990s. He has served as a Director of Administration and Training at CNA and as a Vice President for Market Operations at a Nashville-based healthcare company.
Schwartz interrupted his healthcare career to pursue a career in the music industry in the late 1990s. Adopting his mother's maiden name, he performed as Bobby Moore for four years in Nashville, Chicago and Detroit. He developed a following in Berlin, Germany where he toured three times. He released one CD titled "Off the Grill."
in Minneapolis. As a freshman on the Platform Committee, Schwartz added "home schooling" as a legitimate alternative to public school education to the Platform. He also drafted language that was approved on a voice vote of the full Committee emphasizing the importance of prevention and early detection in health policy. Schwartz was also elected and served as a Delegate-at-Large from Tennessee to the 2008 Convention.
After the loss of the McCain/Palin ticket, Schwartz returned his attention to local grassroots activities. He was elected one of three Regional Directors of the Davidson County Republican Party. He also served as Membership Chair for the group and, in that role, worked to bring trainers from Leadership Institute, the Arlington-based conservative think tank where he had previously studied, to two training workshops in Nashville.
Schwartz began investigating a run against long-time incumbent Democrat Jim Cooper in Tennessee's Fifth Congressional District in 2009. Cooper, the wealthy son of a former Tennessee Governor, announced his intention to run for re-election to a ninth term in Congress. Schwartz entered a crowded Republican field and focused his campaign on healthcare reform. He lost his bid in the August primary.
Republican Party (United States)
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nomination for U.S. Congress in the 5th Congressional District of Tennessee, consisting of Davidson County (metropolitan Nashville), western Wilson County and southeastern Cheatham County.
Early years and education
Robert Risdon Schwartz was born on September 17, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan. His father was Arthur Schwartz, a chemical engineer who was the son of German-Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in the early 1900s. His mother was Mary Margaret Moore, a homemaker whose family was of Welsh extraction and fought for the colonies in the Revolutionary War. He has one brother, Arthur Schwartz, Jr. Both sons were raised in the Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal Church (United States)
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following their mother's religious tradition.
Schwartz attended public schools in Holland, Michigan before his family returned to the Detroit area in the 1960s. He attended public schools in Grosse Pointe before matriculating at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1968. Working his way through college, Schwartz majored in anthropology and was a rare conservative elected to his college's Government Council in the radical sixties. After graduation in 1972, he returned to Detroit where he worked as a UAW member stacking parts in a Chrysler warehouse. Having become interested in healthcare at Michigan, Schwartz entered Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1974 in a Master of Public Health program focusing on health services administration. He served as President of his class and graduated in 1976.
Professional career
Most of Schwartz' career was spent in healthcare. He served for ten years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) on the national healthcare plan covering auto employees throughout the U.S.A. He moved from managed care at BCBSM to the clinical laboratory industry and served in positions at the Detroit Medical Center, Metric Medical Laboratories and as a General Manager for SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories.Schwartz moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in the mid 1990s. He has served as a Director of Administration and Training at CNA and as a Vice President for Market Operations at a Nashville-based healthcare company.
Activities and interests
Schwartz was a competitive oarsman for fifteen years. Based at the Detroit Boat Club, the oldest boat club in continuous operation in the USA, he competed in fours and, later, in the lightweight single. He holds bronze and silver medals from the U.S. Rowing Championships and won four gold medals in lightweight events at Canadian Henley Regattas.Schwartz interrupted his healthcare career to pursue a career in the music industry in the late 1990s. Adopting his mother's maiden name, he performed as Bobby Moore for four years in Nashville, Chicago and Detroit. He developed a following in Berlin, Germany where he toured three times. He released one CD titled "Off the Grill."
Politics
Schwartz' public career in politics stopped for many years after graduate school. In 2008, however, he became involved in the Presidential race supporting the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin. He founded and chaired a grassroots organization called Music Row 4 McCain that garnered considerable networking and media attention for McCain/Palin. Largely as a result, he was one of 100 Americans to be named to the Platform Committee to the 2008 Republican National Convention2008 Republican National Convention
The United States 2008 Republican National Convention took place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from September 1, through September 4, 2008...
in Minneapolis. As a freshman on the Platform Committee, Schwartz added "home schooling" as a legitimate alternative to public school education to the Platform. He also drafted language that was approved on a voice vote of the full Committee emphasizing the importance of prevention and early detection in health policy. Schwartz was also elected and served as a Delegate-at-Large from Tennessee to the 2008 Convention.
After the loss of the McCain/Palin ticket, Schwartz returned his attention to local grassroots activities. He was elected one of three Regional Directors of the Davidson County Republican Party. He also served as Membership Chair for the group and, in that role, worked to bring trainers from Leadership Institute, the Arlington-based conservative think tank where he had previously studied, to two training workshops in Nashville.
Schwartz began investigating a run against long-time incumbent Democrat Jim Cooper in Tennessee's Fifth Congressional District in 2009. Cooper, the wealthy son of a former Tennessee Governor, announced his intention to run for re-election to a ninth term in Congress. Schwartz entered a crowded Republican field and focused his campaign on healthcare reform. He lost his bid in the August primary.