Ruth S. Foster

Foster was born in Machias, Maine to John & Edith Sullivan. She grew up between Machias and Ellsworth where she graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1946.^[3]

In 1978, Foster was elected as mayor of Ellsworth.^[4] She later went on to serve 10 years in the State Senate, and 4 years in the State House.^[5] During her time in the Maine Legislature Foster was known for her work on the appropriations committee^[6]