Henri S. Rauschenbach
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Henri S. Rauschenbach has served as a Massachusetts
legislator and a high ranking official in state government. Henri is presently on the Board of the Northeast Midwest Institute and the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute.
While an undergraduate at Dickinson College
in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Rauschenbach was active in athletics playing soccer, Wrestling and Lacrosse
. He was awarded the Dickinson College McAndrews Award in 1969, the most prestigious award presented to a Dickinson College athlete. In addition to being an outstanding student-athlete, the recipient must possess strong leadership qualities, demonstrate good sportsmanship, and serve as positive role models for future athletes. In addition, Rauschenbach was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and Raven's Claw Society
.
Henri served in the Massachusetts House and Senate, Massachusetts Senate Delegations
, and was a member of several Committees such as: Ways and Means, Banking, Health Care, Human Services, Insurance and Governmental Regulations. As a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Rauschenbach served as ranking Republican and conferenced eight budgets.
Rauschenbach was indicted on ethics violations charges in 1993. According to investigators, Rauschenbach engaged in an influence peddling scheme in 1991 by pushing a bank-stock fund for the state of Massachusetts. Rauschenbach was alleged to have accepted a $17,500 over seven months in 1991 from Carmen W. Elio of Fanueil Hall Capital Group, who had business ties with the fund's director. A Suffolk County grand jury indicted both Rauschenbach and Elio for violating the conflict of interest law and conspiracy. Rauschenbach was later acquitted on October 3, 1995 - the same day that O.J. Simpson was also acquitted of two counts of murder.
Rauschenbach's state government official positions included: Undersecretary of Administration and Finance (focusing on Healthcare Policy of the Commonwealth), Senior Policy Advisor on Energy to the Governor (Gov. Cellucci and Gov. Swift), and Senior Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor (Gov. Swift).
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
legislator and a high ranking official in state government. Henri is presently on the Board of the Northeast Midwest Institute and the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute.
While an undergraduate at Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Rauschenbach was active in athletics playing soccer, Wrestling and Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
. He was awarded the Dickinson College McAndrews Award in 1969, the most prestigious award presented to a Dickinson College athlete. In addition to being an outstanding student-athlete, the recipient must possess strong leadership qualities, demonstrate good sportsmanship, and serve as positive role models for future athletes. In addition, Rauschenbach was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and Raven's Claw Society
Raven's Claw Society
The Raven's Claw is an all male senior honorary society at Dickinson College. It was founded in 1896, making it the first society unique to Dickinson College and one of the oldest in the country. Membership is limited to seven senior men who are selected by the seven previous members...
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Henri served in the Massachusetts House and Senate, Massachusetts Senate Delegations
Massachusetts Senate Delegations
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
, and was a member of several Committees such as: Ways and Means, Banking, Health Care, Human Services, Insurance and Governmental Regulations. As a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Rauschenbach served as ranking Republican and conferenced eight budgets.
Rauschenbach was indicted on ethics violations charges in 1993. According to investigators, Rauschenbach engaged in an influence peddling scheme in 1991 by pushing a bank-stock fund for the state of Massachusetts. Rauschenbach was alleged to have accepted a $17,500 over seven months in 1991 from Carmen W. Elio of Fanueil Hall Capital Group, who had business ties with the fund's director. A Suffolk County grand jury indicted both Rauschenbach and Elio for violating the conflict of interest law and conspiracy. Rauschenbach was later acquitted on October 3, 1995 - the same day that O.J. Simpson was also acquitted of two counts of murder.
Rauschenbach's state government official positions included: Undersecretary of Administration and Finance (focusing on Healthcare Policy of the Commonwealth), Senior Policy Advisor on Energy to the Governor (Gov. Cellucci and Gov. Swift), and Senior Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor (Gov. Swift).