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'''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1962) is the former Republican National Committeewoman from [[Louisiana]]. Earlier, she was a radio producer, writer, and sometimes on-air replacement for [[conservative]] talk radio host [[Moon Griffon]] (pronounced GRE FONN), who broadcasts statewide from his studio in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. On February 23, 2008, Ulrich was elected as national committeewoman, a position which automatically made her a member of the Republican National Committee. She succeeded former State Representative Kay Kellogg Katz, also of Monroe, as the state's national committeewoman.  

'''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1962) is the former Republican National Committeewoman from [[Louisiana]]. Earlier, she was a radio producer, writer, and sometimes on-air replacement for [[conservative]] talk radio host [[Moon Griffon]] (pronounced GRE FONN), who broadcasts statewide from his studio in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. On February 23, 2008, Ulrich was elected as national committeewoman, a position which automatically made her a member of the Republican National Committee. She succeeded former State Representative Kay Kellogg Katz, also of Monroe, as the state's national committeewoman.  

In 2012, Ulrich lost her seat on the Republican State Central Committee to former U.S. Representative John Cooksey, also of Monroe, by a vote of 620 (40.4 percent) to 913 (59.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03242012/03242012_37.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, March 24, 2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 29, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Ulrich lost her District 16 seat on the Republican State Central Committee to former U.S. Representative John Cooksey, also of Monroe, by a vote of 620 (40.4 percent) to 913 (59.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03242012/03242012_37.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, March 24, 2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 29, 2012}}</ref>

In the general election held on November 17, 2007, Ulrich was defeated in a bid for the open District 5 seat on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. She polled 49,818 votes (48 percent) to Democrat Keith K. Guice's 54,550 (52 percent). The district includes seventeen parishes in north and central Louisiana. Guice, also of Monroe, carried the endorsement of the teacher organizations. He will hence succeed the 15-year Democratic incumbent James Stafford. Guice led in eleven parishes. Ulrich prevailed in Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Rapides, Richland, and Union parishes[1].  

In the general election held on November 17, 2007, Ulrich was defeated in a bid for the open District 5 seat on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. She polled 49,818 votes (48 percent) to Democrat Keith K. Guice's 54,550 (52 percent). The district includes seventeen parishes in north and central Louisiana. Guice, also of Monroe, carried the endorsement of the teacher organizations. He will hence succeed the 15-year Democratic incumbent James Stafford. Guice led in eleven parishes. Ulrich prevailed in Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Rapides, Richland, and Union parishes[1].