{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Russell Ruderman |image = Senator Russell Ruderman.jpg |state_senate = Hawaii |district = 2nd<ref name="HL">{{cite web |url= http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=ruderman&year=2013 |title= Senator Russell E. Ruderman |publisher= Hawaii State Legislature |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |access-date= December 4, 2013}}</ref> |term_start = November 6, 2012 |term_end = November 3, 2020 |predecessor = Redistricted |successor = Joy San Buenaventura |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Dina |children = 3 |alma_mater = Pennsylvania State University |profession = Business owner |website = {{URL|russellruderman.com}} }}
'''Russell E. Ruderman'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/140504 |title= Russell Ruderman's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= December 4, 2013}}</ref> is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from 2012 to 2020 representing District 2.
==Education== Born to a Jewish family,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Klug|first=Lisa|authorlink=|title=A small island of Judaism in Hawaiian politics|publisher=Times of Israel|date=20 July 2016|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-small-island-of-judaism-in-hawaiian-politics/}}</ref> Ruderman earned his BS in biology from Pennsylvania State University.
==Elections== *2012 With Democratic Senator Gil Kahele redistricted to District 1, Ruderman won the District 2 four-way August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,106 votes (35.8%) in a field which included Representative Bob Herkes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/primary/elections/results/2012/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 1 |access-date= December 4, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,487 votes (71.5%) against Republican nominee Daryl Smith.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/general/elections/results/2012/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 2 |access-date= December 4, 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=ruderman&year=2013 Official page] at the Hawaii State Legislature *[http://russellruderman.com/ Campaign site] * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=140504 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Russell_Ruderman Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1414725 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * -->
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