Russell E. Ruderman
is an American politician and was a
Democratic member of the
Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii Senate 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 of the Senate, elected from the membe ...
from 2012 to 2020 representing District 2.
Education
Born to a
Jewish
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family, Ruderman earned his
BS in
biology
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from
Pennsylvania State University
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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 ...
, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,487 votes (71.5%) against
Republican nominee Daryl Smith.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Hawaii State Legislature
The Hawaii State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state legislature is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Hawaii State House of Representatives, with 51 representatives, and an upper house, the ...
Campaign site*
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Democratic Party Hawaii state senators
Eberly College of Science alumni
21st-century American legislators
Jewish American state legislators in Hawaii
21st-century American Jews
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