Russell E. Ruderman is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the

Hawaii Senate The Hawaii State Senate ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President ...

from 2012 to 2020 representing District 2.

Education

Born to a

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family, Ruderman earned his BS in

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from

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Elections

*2012 With Democratic Senator

Gil Kahele Gilbert Kahele (May 15, 1942 – January 26, 2016) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from January 16, 2011, representing District 1. He was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to fill the vacancy caus ...

redistricted to District 1, Ruderman won the District 2 four-way August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,106 votes (35.8%) in a field which included Representative

Bob Herkes Rob Herkes (born 30 June 1957) is a former English cricketer. Herkes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast medium pace. He was born at Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Herkes made his debut in county cricket for Lincolnshire against t ...

, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,487 votes (71.5%) against Republican nominee Daryl Smith.

References

External links

Official page
at the

Hawaii State Legislature The Hawaii State Legislature ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo kau kānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i) is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii, consisting of the Hawaii State Senate (upper house with 25 senators) and t ...

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