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'''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.
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'''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1963) is the 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, the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. On February 23, 2008, Ulrich was elected as national committeewoman, a position which automatically makes her a member of the Republican National Committee. She succeeded State Representative Kay Kellogg Katz, also of Monroe, as the state's national committeewoman.
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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]  
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Ulrich was defeated in a 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.  
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In addition to Ouachita Parish, District 5 includes the north-central parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Rapides, Richland, West Carroll, Tensas, and Union. Ulrich received pluralities in nine parishes in the primary: Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, and Union. Lee led in Concordia and Tensas. Guice led in the other six parishes, Caldwell, Catahoula, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, and West Carroll.[4]  
 
In addition to Ouachita Parish, District 5 includes the north-central parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Rapides, Richland, West Carroll, Tensas, and Union. Ulrich received pluralities in nine parishes in the primary: Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, and Union. Lee led in Concordia and Tensas. Guice led in the other six parishes, Caldwell, Catahoula, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, and West Carroll.[4]  
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Ulrich indicated that she is particularly interested in addressing discrepancies in the Minimum Foundation Plan, which provides state funding to school districts: "Rural parishes are suffering because of the inequity of [the] sales tax."[5]
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Ulrich indicated that she was particularly interested in addressing discrepancies in the Minimum Foundation Plan, which provides state funding to school districts: "Rural parishes are suffering because of the inequity of [the] sales tax."[5]  
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On her website, Ulrich listed the following goals that she would have sought to have accomplished had she been elected to the board:
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1. Full funding of public schools
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2. Making schools accountable to parents and taxpayers
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3. Increase quality of teachers
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4. Improve the classroom environment
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5. Permit parents to choose the school that best serves their child
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6. Promote reading instruction[6]  
      
Guice is the outgoing director of youth programs for the Workforce Investment Board and a former school superintendent in Catahoula Parish. He indicated that he is committed to bringing common sense to the board: "We'll look at accountability and temper those rules and regulations with reason." He contends that accountability standards have placed undue stress on teachers and students without improving the educational product.[7]  
 
Guice is the outgoing director of youth programs for the Workforce Investment Board and a former school superintendent in Catahoula Parish. He indicated that he is committed to bringing common sense to the board: "We'll look at accountability and temper those rules and regulations with reason." He contends that accountability standards have placed undue stress on teachers and students without improving the educational product.[7]  
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