Margaret Ruhl
Margaret Ann Ruhl is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 68 from 2008 to 2016.
Ruhl did not seek re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2016 because she was term-limited.
Ruhl served as auditor for the City of Mount Vernon from 1983 to 1995, and as Knox County Auditor from 1995 to 2008.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ruhl served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Local Government |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ruhl served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development |
| • Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ruhl served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ruhl served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Aging and Disability Services |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Local Government/Public Administration |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Margaret Ruhl (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Rick Carfagna defeated John Russell in the Ohio House of Representatives District 68 general election.[2]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Carfagna |
67.56% | 41,321 | |
| Democratic | John Russell | 32.44% | 19,838 | |
| Total Votes | 61,159 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
John Russell ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 68 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 68, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Russell (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,400 | |
| Total Votes | 6,400 | |||
Rick Carfagna defeated Beth Lear, Jason Rogers, Patrick Quinn and W. Myles Bancroft defeated in the Ohio House of Representatives District 68 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 68, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rick Carfagna |
42.69% | 11,176 | |
| Republican | Beth Lear | 34.43% | 9,014 | |
| Republican | Jason Rogers | 14.82% | 3,879 | |
| Republican | Patrick Quinn | 6.15% | 1,610 | |
| Republican | W. Myles Bancroft | 1.92% | 502 | |
| Total Votes | 26,181 | |||
2014
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. R. Joyce Skocic was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Margaret Ruhl defeated Jason Rogers in the Republican primary. Randy Miller ran as an Independent candidate. Ruhl defeated Skocic and Miller in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Margaret Ruhl Incumbent |
65.9% | 23,861 | |
| Democratic | R. Joyce Skocic | 25.2% | 9,129 | |
| Independent | Randy Miller | 8.8% | 3,200 | |
| Total Votes | 36,190 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Margaret Ruhl Incumbent |
66% | 4,174 |
| Jason Rogers | 34% | 2,146 |
| Total Votes | 6,320 | |
2012
Ruhl won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio House District 68. Ruhl defeated Jason Rogers and Jeff Furr in the March 6 Republican primary election and defeated John Ryerson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Margaret Ruhl Incumbent |
67.8% | 38,453 | |
| Democratic | John Ryerson | 32.2% | 18,280 | |
| Total Votes | 56,733 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Margaret Ruhl |
65.6% | 10,851 |
| Jason Rogers | 22.2% | 3,676 |
| Jeff Furr | 12.2% | 2,016 |
| Total Votes | 16,543 | |
2010
Ruhl won re-election to District 90 of the Ohio House of Representatives.[8] She defeated John Ryerson (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[9][10]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 90 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Margaret Ruhl (R)
|
31,280 | 72.26% | ||
| John Ryerson (D) | 12,008 | 27.74% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ruhl won election to the Ohio House of Representatives.[11][12] She defeated Duane Grassbaugh (D) in the general election.[13]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 90 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Margaret Ruhl (R)
|
32,086 | |||
| Duane Grassbaugh (D) | 25,667 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Ohio scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2016
In 2016, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31.
- Ohio Chamber of Commerce: 2015-2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2015, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31.
|
2014
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2014, the 130th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
|
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2013, the 130th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 to December 31.
|
2012
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2012, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2012, the 129th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31.
|
2011
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2011, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2011, the 129th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31.[14]
|
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Margaret + Ruhl + Ohio + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Ohio House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Ohio General Assembly
- Joint Committees
- Ohio state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the Ohio House of Representatives
- Ruhl's personal website
- Profile from Open States
- Representative Ruhl's State Surge sponsored bills
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Ruhl," accessed July 10, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "2012 General Assembly Primary Candidates," January 17, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2012 Republican Primary Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Representative: Results for general election on November 2, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Democratic State Representative: Results for Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Republican State Representative: Results for Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Republican State Representative: Results for Primary: March 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Democratic State Representative: Results for Primary: March 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Representative: Results for general election on November 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar," accessed June 6, 2014(Archived)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives - District 68 2013–2016 |
Succeeded by Rick Carfagna (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives - District 90 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Terry Johnson (R) |
