Sara P. Carruthers is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 47th district since 2019. A Republican, Carruthers represents portions of southern Butler County. Prior to elected office, Carruthers worked in the media industry, including for WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. She also worked as a press assistant for

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Education

Carruthers attended

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. Carruthers is a member of the Delta Zeta sorority.

Career

In 2018, Carruthers successfully ran in the Republican primary against state Representative

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, who had been arrested for drunk driving. She easily won the general election. In 2019, it was found that Carruthers was sued for an alleged fraud case surrounding when she adopted twins more than a decade ago but failed to live up to a promise that she would provide a home for the birth mother and her three children. Despite an audio recording of Carruthers admitting to the allegations, she claimed it was an extortion attempt. In 2022, Carruthers gained attention during her run for the newly-drawn 47th State House District when her democratic opponent, 19-year-old Miami University student Sam Lawrence, announced his campaign and gained notoriety. Carruthers beat Real Estate Agent Cody Harper in the Republican primary and won against Lawrence in the general election. In 2024, Carruthers ran for re-election in the Ohio House of Representatives election. She lost the Republican primary election to Diane Mullins, a pastor who ran a campaign to the

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of Carruthers.

Electoral history

References

External links

Representative Sara P. Carruthers at ohiohouse.gov

Sara Carruthers at votesmart.org
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