# Louis Ruiz

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = Louis Ruiz
|image       = 
|caption     = 
|state_house = Kansas
|district    = 31st
|term_start  = January 14, 2013
|term_end    =
|preceded    = [Stan Frownfelter](/source/Stan_Frownfelter)
|succeeded   = 
|state_house1= Kansas
|district1   = 32nd
|term_start1 = January 10, 2005
|term_end1   = January 14, 2013
|preceded1   = [Rick Rehorn](/source/Rick_Rehorn)
|succeeded1  = [Michael Peterson](/source/Michael_Peterson_(politician))
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1953|8|7}}
|birth_place =
|death_date  =
|death_place =
|party       = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
|education   =
|spouse      = Marthel Parsons-Ruiz
|children    =
}}

'''Louis Ruiz''' (born August 7, 1953) is a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Kansas House of Representatives](/source/Kansas_House_of_Representatives), representing several districts in [Kansas City](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Kansas) since 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kanfocus.com/FMPro.php?-DB=House_Profiles_KS&-lay=Contact&-format=Contact_House.html&Name=Louis%20E.%20Ruiz,%20D-31st&-find |title=KanFocus -- Error |access-date=2013-08-01 |archive-date=2019-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217032345/http://www.kanfocus.com/FMPro.php?-DB=House_Profiles_KS&-lay=Contact&-format=Contact_House.html&Name=Louis%20E.%20Ruiz,%20D-31st&-find |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a retired employee of [Lucent Technologies](/source/Lucent_Technologies).<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090511015414/http://www.kshousedems.com/page/louis-ruiz1 Kansas House Democrats - Rep. Louis Ruiz]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090830205204/http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-house/searchHouse.do?rep=4384 Kansas Legislature - Louis Ruiz]
* [http://votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=34820 Project Vote Smart profile]
* [http://kansasvotes.org/Legislator.aspx?ID=15583 Kansas Votes profile]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090504110743/http://www.statesurge.com/members/1621-louis-ruiz-kansas State Surge - Legislative and voting track record]}}
* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=74254 2004], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=85259 2006], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108151 2008]

{{Kansas House of Representatives}}

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Category:Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Kansas
Category:Living people
Category:1953 births
Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature

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