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'''Ira Ruskin''' (born November 12, 1943) is an ] from ]. A ], he is a former member of the ] and of Redwood City Council. '''Ira Ruskin''' (November 12, 1943 &ndash; July 3, 2014) was an ] from ]. A ], he is a former member of the ] and of Redwood City Council. He and his wife Cheryl (a licensed ]er) resided in ]; the couple had no children.


⚫ ==Education==
== Family and Personal Life==
⚫ He received a ] in history from the ] in 1968 and an ] in communications (with an emphasis on filmmaking) from ] in 1983. {{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
Ira and his wife Cheryl (a licensed ]er) reside in ], California. They have no children.


⚫ ==Political career==
⚫ In May 2011 Ruskin told friends he has been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and withdrawing from the political arena to concentrate on his health. On July 3rd, 2014 Ira Ruskin passed away from complication of an incurable brain tumor. Ira Ruskin is survived by his wife Cheryl of Redwood City, California.<ref>name=spectrummagazine{{cite web|last1=Ruskin|first1=Ira|title=Former Redwood City Mayor Ira Ruskin passes away|url=Former Redwood City Mayor Ira Ruskin passes away|website=http://spectrummagazine.blogspot.com/2014/07/former-redwood-city-mayor-ira-ruskin.html|publisher=Steve Pena|accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref>
⚫ From 1995 to 2004, Ruskin was a member of the ]. From 1999 to 2001, he also served as ] of ]. In 2004, Ruskin was elected to the ]. He defeated ] ] in the general election. Ruskin had local government experience but initially lacked major campaign funding. The Assembly race heated up when Poizner donated $6 million to his own campaign. Ruskin began fundraising from California's public employee unions and ultimately won the race.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224022712/http://www.stanford.edu/class/comm273/Fall2004/rlowe1/Ruskin.html |date=2004-12-24 }}, stanford.edu; accessed July 6, 2014.</ref>


In November 2006 Ruskin was re-elected to the California State Assembly by a wide margin, 67.4% to his challenger Virginia Chang Kiraly's 32.6%. He was re-elected to his third Assembly term in 2008. ]s in California prevented Ruskin from running for re-election in 2010. Ruskin planned to run for a ] seat in 2012.<ref>{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, sfexaminer.com; accessed July 6, 2014.</ref>
⚫ == Education ==
⚫ He received a ] in history from the ] in 1968 and an ] in communications (with an emphasis on filmmaking) from ] in 1983.


⚫ ==Awards==
⚫ == Political career ==
⚫ Ruskin was the recipient of the first-ever award from ] (a Democratic feminist organization) to a man for "excellent work performed on behalf of freedom and equality for women." He helped bring attention to the plight of the ] ] women in a public forum which included the live transatlantic interview of ] camp survivors. Ruskin became involved in public policy and politics after working on ] as a ] ] in ].<ref name="Spectrum 2014-07"/>
From 1995 to 2004, Ruskin was a member of the ]. For three of those years (1999–2001) he was the ] of ].


==Death==
⚫ In 2004, Ruskin was elected to the ]. He defeated ] ] in the general election. Ruskin had local government experience but initially lacked major campaign funding. The Assembly race heated up when Poizner donated $6 million to his campaign. Ruskin began a major fundraising and grassroots effort, which attracted attention from around ]. With the assistance of several of California's public employee unions and massive grassroots support from people throughout the community, Ruskin was able to win the race .
⚫ In May 2011 Ruskin told friends he had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and was withdrawing from the political arena to concentrate on his health.<ref></ref> On July 3, 2014, he died at age 70.<ref name="Spectrum 2014-07">{{cite news|title=Former Redwood City Mayor Ira Ruskin passes away|url=http://spectrummagazine.blogspot.com/2014/07/former-redwood-city-mayor-ira-ruskin.html|accessdate=July 6, 2014}}</ref>


In November 2006 Ruskin was re-elected to the California State Assembly by a wide margin of 75,388 votes, 67.4% to his challenger ]'s 36,628 votes, 32.6% . He was re-elected to his third Assembly term in 2008.

]s in California prevented Ruskin from running for re-election in 2010. Ruskin plans to run for a ] seat in 2012 .

Ruskin has served on the ] (as Chair), the ], the ] (as Chair), the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], ], the ] (for emergency medical response), and the ].

⚫ == Awards ==
⚫ Ruskin was the recipient of the first-ever award from ] (a Democratic feminist organization) to a man for "excellent work performed on behalf of freedom and equality for women." He helped bring attention to the plight of the ] ] women in a public forum which included the live transatlantic interview of ] camp survivors. Ruskin became involved in public policy and politics after working on ] as a ] ] in ].<ref name=spectrummagazine>{{cite web|last1=Ruskin|first1=Ira|title=Former Redwood City Mayor Ira Ruskin passes away|url=Former Redwood City Mayor Ira Ruskin passes away|website=http://spectrummagazine.blogspot.com|publisher=Steve Pena|accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref>
==References== ==References==
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⚫ * ''The Cardinal Inquirer'', Nov. 3, 2004


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⚫ * , joincalifornia.com; accessed July 6, 2014.
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⚫ * , Smart Voter website; accessed July 6, 2014.
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⚫ * ''The Cardinal Inquirer'', stanford.edu, November 3, 2004.
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* , ''San Jose Inside'', July 5, 2014.
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American politician
Ira Ruskin
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 21st district
In office
December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Preceded byJoe Simitian
Succeeded byRich Gordon
Personal details
Born(1943-11-12)November 12, 1943
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 2014(2014-07-03) (aged 70)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCheryl Ruskin
ResidenceRedwood City
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
OccupationPolitician

Ira Ruskin (November 12, 1943 – July 3, 2014) was an American politician from Redwood City, California. A Democrat, he is a former member of the California State Assembly and of Redwood City Council. He and his wife Cheryl (a licensed landscape designer) resided in Redwood City, California; the couple had no children.

Education

He received a B.A. in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968 and an M.A. in communications (with an emphasis on filmmaking) from Stanford University in 1983.

Political career

From 1995 to 2004, Ruskin was a member of the Redwood City Council. From 1999 to 2001, he also served as Mayor of Redwood City. In 2004, Ruskin was elected to the California Assembly. He defeated Republican Steve Poizner in the general election. Ruskin had local government experience but initially lacked major campaign funding. The Assembly race heated up when Poizner donated $6 million to his own campaign. Ruskin began fundraising from California's public employee unions and ultimately won the race.

In November 2006 Ruskin was re-elected to the California State Assembly by a wide margin, 67.4% to his challenger Virginia Chang Kiraly's 32.6%. He was re-elected to his third Assembly term in 2008. Term limits in California prevented Ruskin from running for re-election in 2010. Ruskin planned to run for a State Senate seat in 2012.

Awards

Ruskin was the recipient of the first-ever award from DAWN (a Democratic feminist organization) to a man for "excellent work performed on behalf of freedom and equality for women." He helped bring attention to the plight of the Bosnian Muslim women in a public forum which included the live transatlantic interview of rape camp survivors. Ruskin became involved in public policy and politics after working on rape as a genocidal weapon in Bosnia.

Death

In May 2011 Ruskin told friends he had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and was withdrawing from the political arena to concentrate on his health. On July 3, 2014, he died at age 70.

References

  1. Ruskin defeats Poizner Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, stanford.edu; accessed July 6, 2014.
  2. Ruskin out due to term limits, sfexaminer.com; accessed July 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Former Redwood City Mayor Ira Ruskin passes away". Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. Article

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