Frank Miller Ruff Jr. (born September 22, 1949) is an

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. A

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, he served in the

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1994–2000 and was elected to the

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in November 2000. He the 15th district, which includes six whole counties and parts of five others in

Southside Virginia Southside, or Southside Virginia, has traditionally referred to the portion of the state south of the James River, the geographic feature from which the term derives its name. This was the first area to be developed in the colonial period. Duri ...

.Senate of Virginia bio He is a member of the Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Education and Health, General Laws and Technology, and Local Government committees.

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* * * 1949 births Living people Republican Party Virginia state senators Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates University of Richmond alumni People from Bedford County, Virginia 21st-century American politicians People from Clarksville, Virginia {{Virginia-VASenate-stub