Margaret Ruhl

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Margaret Ann Ruhl
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
January 5, 2009-December 31, 2016
Preceded byThom Collier
Succeeded byRick Carfagna
Personal details
Born (1956-09-02) September 2, 1956 (age 65)
Knox County, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materFredericktown High School
ProfessionAuditor

Margaret Ann Ruhl (born September 2, 1956) is a Republican politician who formerly represented the 68th District of the Ohio House of Representatives, which includes Knox County and the eastern portion of Delaware County.

Life and career[]

A lifelong resident of Knox County, Ohio, Ruhl graduated from Fredericktown High School. She went on to begin a career in business and accounting, and eventually served as city auditor for Mount Vernon, Ohio from 1983-1995. In 1995, Ruhl was elected Knox County Auditor. She served as auditor from 1995 to 2008 before she was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2009.

Ohio House of Representatives[]

When Representative Thom Collier was term limited from the Statehouse in 2008, Ruhl ran for the open seat. A decisively Republican district, Ruhl initially faced Tom Whiston in the Republican Primary, and won with 53.71%. She defeated Democrat Duane Grassbaugh by 55.16% of the vote in an overwhelmingly Democratic year.[1]

In 2010, Ruhl ran for a second term. Again Ruhl faced a primary challenge by Patrick Quinn, but again won with 64.59% of the vote. She went on to defeat Democrat John Ryerson with 72.26% of the vote.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Brunner, Jennifer 2008 general election results Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (2008-11-04)
  2. ^ Brunner, Jennifer 2010 general election results Archived 2011-06-27 at the Wayback Machine (2010-11-02)

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