John Christian Ruckelshaus III is an American politician.

Biography

Ruckelshaus is a Republican politician who was a member of the

Indiana Senate The Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-year term ...

representing the 30th district where he served from 2016 to 2020. He previously served in the

Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House me ...

from 1990 to 1992 from the 49th district. He ran when incumbent State Representative Bill Spencer retired. Ruckelshaus ran for the State Senate in 1992, but lost the Republican primary. He was succeeded by Phillip T. Warner in the 49th district. Ruckelshaus previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development for Government Affairs from 2006 to 2008. He replaced Deputy Commissioner Anne Valentine after she retired. He was replaced by Michelle Marshel. Ruckelshaus previously served as a Member of the Washington Township Marion County Advisory Board from 1986 to 1990. Ruckelshaus is the nephew of

William Ruckelshaus William Doyle Ruckelshaus (July 24, 1932 – November 27, 2019) was an American attorney and government official. Ruckelshaus served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1966 to 1968, and was the United States Assistant Attorney General ...

, the former Deputy Attorney General under

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and the former

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under Nixon and President

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. His father

John C. Ruckelshaus John Christian "Jack" Ruckelshaus II (January 4, 1930 – May 22, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician. Biography Ruckelshaus was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended Park Tudor School. Ruckelshaus served in the United ...

also served in the Indiana Senate.

References

External links

John Ruckelshaus at BallotpediaProject Vote Smart – Senator John Ruckelshaus (IN)
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