| − | '''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1962) 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, 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. She was unseated as national committeewoman in 2012. | + | '''Ruth L. Ulrich''' (born 1962) 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, 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. |
| | 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] | | 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] |
| | Ulrich was chairman of the Louisiana [[George W. Bush|Bush]]-[[Dick Cheney|Cheney]] presidential electors in 2004. She serves on the Monroe Historic Preservation Commission. She is a past vice president of the Garden District Neighborhood Alliance and past president of the Monroe Garden Club. In 2005, U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]] nominated her to represent Monroe at the Business and Professional Women’s Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.[2] | | Ulrich was chairman of the Louisiana [[George W. Bush|Bush]]-[[Dick Cheney|Cheney]] presidential electors in 2004. She serves on the Monroe Historic Preservation Commission. She is a past vice president of the Garden District Neighborhood Alliance and past president of the Monroe Garden Club. In 2005, U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]] nominated her to represent Monroe at the Business and Professional Women’s Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.[2] |
| | 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] |