Ruth Samuelson

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Representative
Ruth Samuelson
Portrait of Ruth Samuelson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 104th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byEd McMahan
Succeeded byDan Bishop
Member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
from the 5th district
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byTom Cox[1]
Succeeded byDan Bishop[2]
Personal details
BornRuth Culbertson
(1959-11-04)November 4, 1959
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedJanuary 23, 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 57)
Charlotte, North Carolina
PartyRepublican
SpouseKen Samuelson[3]
ChildrenThree sons, one daughter[3]
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[3]

Ruth Culbertson Samuelson (November 4, 1959 – January 23, 2017) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the 104th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015.[4][5] From 2000 to 2004, Samuelson served as a member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, representing the Fifth District. In 2004, she ran for an At-Large seat on the Board of Commissioners, but lost in a tight general election race.[6]

In November 2006, Samuelson was elected to the North Carolina House succeeding five-term incumbent Ed McMahan. Samuelson was elected with 67% of the vote in the election, beating Democrat Paula McSwain.[7]

She announced on October 15, 2013, that she would not seek re-election for a fifth term and would leave office at the end of her term, after the 2014 elections.[8]

Samuelson revealed in June 2016 that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.[9] Later that year she entered hospice care at home.[10]

Samuelson died on January 23, 2017, at the age of 57.[9] A hiking trail in Mecklenburg County has been named in Samuelson's honor.[10]

Electoral history

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2012

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North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) 31,319 100%
Total votes 31,319 100%
Republican hold

2010

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North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district Republican primary election, 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) 3,489 83.03%
Republican Jerry Drye 713 16.97%
Total votes 4,202 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) 20,001 74.74%
Democratic Frank Deaton 6,758 25.26%
Total votes 26,759 100%
Republican hold

2008

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North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2008[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) 29,349 100%
Total votes 29,349 100%
Republican hold

2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2006[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Samuelson 14,668 67.03%
Democratic Paula McSwain 7,215 32.97%
Total votes 21,883 100%
Republican hold

References

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