Ruth Reed Whitaker (December 13, 1936 – November 10, 2014) was a
Republican member of the
Arkansas Senate
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, with service from 2001 to 2013.
Born in
Blytheville in
Mississippi County,
Arkansas
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, Whitaker graduated from
Heber Springs High School
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in
Cleburne County and then attended
Hendrix College
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in
Conway
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, Arkansas. She resided in
Fort Smith in
Sebastian County
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Sebastia ...
and
Cedarville in
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. Prior to her election to the state Senate, Whitaker served on the Cedarville City Council.
She died in
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, Arkansas.
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1936 births
2014 deaths
People from Blytheville, Arkansas
People from Cleburne County, Arkansas
People from Crawford County, Arkansas
Politicians from Fort Smith, Arkansas
Hendrix College alumni
Arkansas city council members
Women state legislators in Arkansas
Republican Party Arkansas state senators
Women city councillors in Arkansas
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21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly
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