| − | '''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1963) is 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, the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. A member of the Republican State Central Committee, Ulrich was defeated in her bid for the open District 5 seat on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in the November 17, 2007, [[general election]]. She polled 49,818 votes (48 percent) to Democrat Keith K. Guice's 54,550 (52 percent).[1] | + | '''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1963) is 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, the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. On February 23, 2008, she was elected as the Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana, a position which automatically makes her a member of the Republican National Committee. She succeeds State Representative Kay Kellogg Katz, also of Monroe, as the state's national committeewoamn. |
| | + | Ulrich was defeated in her bid for the open District 5 seat on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in the November 17, 2007, [[general election]]. She polled 49,818 votes (48 percent) to Democrat Keith K. Guice's 54,550 (52 percent).[1] |
| | 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. | | 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. |