Ruth Samuelson

Ruth Culbertson Samuelson (November 4, 1959 – January 23, 2017) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the 104th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015.^[4][5] From 2000 to 2004, Samuelson served as a member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, representing the Fifth District. In 2004, she ran for an At-Large seat on the Board of Commissioners, but lost in a tight general election race.^[6]

Preceded byEd McMahan

Succeeded byDan Bishop

Preceded byTom Cox^[1]

Succeeded byDan Bishop^[2]

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Representative Ruth Samuelson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 104th district
In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015
Preceded by	Ed McMahan
Succeeded by	Dan Bishop
Member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners from the 5th district
In office 2000–2004
Preceded by	Tom Cox[1]
Succeeded by	Dan Bishop[2]
Personal details
Born	Ruth Culbertson (1959-11-04)November 4, 1959 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	January 23, 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 57) Charlotte, North Carolina
Party	Republican
Spouse	Ken Samuelson[3]
Children	Three sons, one daughter[3]
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[3]

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In November 2006, Samuelson was elected to the North Carolina House succeeding five-term incumbent Ed McMahan. Samuelson was elected with 67% of the vote in the election, beating Democrat Paula McSwain.^[7]

She announced on October 15, 2013, that she would not seek re-election for a fifth term and would leave office at the end of her term, after the 2014 elections.^[8]

Samuelson revealed in June 2016 that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.^[9] Later that year she entered hospice care at home.^[10]

Samuelson died on January 23, 2017, at the age of 57.^[9] A hiking trail in Mecklenburg County has been named in Samuelson's honor.^[10]