Candy Ruff

L. Candy Ruff (February 13, 1951-June 16, 2016) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, who represented the 40th District from 1993–2009.

Candy Ruff
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
1993 – January 03, 2009
Preceded byDon Navinsky
Personal details
Born(1951-02-13)February 13, 1951
Springfield, Missouri
DiedJune 16, 2016(2016-06-16) (aged 65)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Gregory
ResidenceLeavenworth, Kansas

Early life

L. Candy Williamson was born on February 13, 1951, in Springfield, Missouri, to Lyndall C. and Eleanor Burtner Williamson.[1] She was one of five children, graduating from Parkview High School in Springfield in 1969.[1] After high school she graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree.[1] Candy also attended the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and in 2012 earned her doctorate from the University of Kansas.[1] Following college, she worked as a journalist for the Leavenworth Times between 1982 and 1992.[1]

gollark: You can lose your sanity through the regexes *and* any other part of the language!
gollark: Only if you don't value your sanity.
gollark: Does exact matching actually work on sound files? It's possible there's some weird conversion stuff going on, and if they're from a lossily compressed source it probably won't work exactly right.
gollark: The enzyme simulating, as well as the folding.
gollark: Aren't there distributed computing projects doing that sort of thing?

References
  1. "L. Candy Ruff". Leavenworth Times. June 17, 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.


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