Laura Ruderman
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| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 45th district | |
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| Preceded by | Bill Backlund |
| Succeeded by | Larry Springer |
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| Party | Democratic |
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Laura Ruderman (born November 8, 1970) is a former Washington State Representative for Washington's 45th legislative district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Ruderman graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.[1]
Political career
Laura Ruderman represented Washington's 45th legislative district from 1999 to 2005.[2][3] While in office, Ruderman was vice-chair of the Technology, Telecommunications, and Energy Committee,[4] and served on the Health Care, Appropriations, and Rules Committees. In addition to these assignments, she was a member of the K-20 Education Network, the Information Services Board, and the Governor's Task Force on Virtual Learning.[5] Ruderman was elected by her colleagues to be the vice-chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Ruderman was named one of "100 to Watch" by the Democratic Leadership Council, 2003[6]
Ruderman did not seek re-election in 2004, running instead for Washington State Secretary of State against incumbent Republican Sam Reed;[2][7] she captured 45% of the vote to Sam Reed's 51%.[8]
On March 20, 2012, Jay Inslee, representing Template:Ushr, resigned from office, which resulted in simultaneous elections, one to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, and one for the next term. Ruderman ran in both elections, but was eliminated in both races in the blanket primary on August 7, and Democrat Suzan DelBene won both elections on November 6.
Personal life
Laura Ruderman's stepson, Jacob B. Greenburg, was arrested and charged with arson and reckless burning during the Seattle riots in September 2020. Laura Ruderman appeared in court on September 29 to vouch for her stepson.[9] After being released on bail, Jacob B. Greenburg was arrested again on October 16, 2020, for assaulting a police officer. Video of Greenburg's assault with a metal baseball bat swung at the head of a Seattle Police Department bike officer was widely shared during the riots in Seattle in 2020.[10]
Current activities
Since 2005 Ruderman has worked as a school and community activist and a businesswoman.[11] Since January 2019, Ruderman is CEO of the Technology Alliance.[12] She is or has been active in the following organizations:
- RESULTS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of impoverished families through legislative action
- Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help (CASH), a non-profit organization that provides low-income women with credit, business training, and peer support
- K-20 Educational Network
- Digital Learning Commons[5]
- King County Library System Foundation[13]
- Sound Mental Health[14]
- 21 Acres
Ruderman has been a member of the Redmond Chapter of Business and Professional Women,[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed][citation needed] and in 2010 was elected co-chair at Discovery Community School in the Lake Washington School District.[15][16]
References
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- ^ Wesleyan University graduation, Wesconnect News, October 22, 2011
- ^ a b Laura Ruderman Running In Washington Roll Call June 2011
- ^ State Representative 1999-2004 Script error: No such module "webarchive". The News Tribune
- ^ An Innovator In The Digital Marketplace The Seattle Times
- ^ a b Activities as a WA State Representative LearningCommons.org
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."100 to Watch: Laura Ruderman". Democratic Leadership Council. May 15, 2003. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
- ^ Legislator hopes to oust secretary of state The Seattle Times
- ^ Official election result 2004 Script error: No such module "webarchive". vote.wa.gov
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Teenager arrested during Capitol Hill riots suspected in arson attack on East Precinct". KOMO. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Horcher, Gary. "19-year-old stepson of former lawmaker charged with assaulting officer with baseball bat, planning SPD firebomb attacks". KIRO. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peter Callaghan (June 1, 2011). "Former state Rep. Laura Ruderman declares for 1st District Congress (that is, if incumbent Jay Inslee runs for governor)". Political Buzz blog at The News Tribune. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017.
- ^ [1] GeekWire
- ^ KCLS Foundation Annual Report 2004 Script error: No such module "webarchive". kcls.org
- ^ Sound Mental Health 2007 Annual Report[permanent dead link] smh.org
- ^ DCS Community Minutes April 2010 lwsd.org
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Community Group of Discovery Community School". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 – via wa.14thstory.com.
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