Ruth Ward's Biography
- State Senate (NH) - District 8, Republican Deputy Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building, Room 302
33 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
Full Name:
Ruth B. Ward
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Fred; 9 Children
Birth Place:
Sweden
Home City:
Stoddard, NH
BS, Nursing, Fitchburg State College
Certified, Paralegal Studies, New Hampshire Technical Institute, 2012-2013
MS, Nursing, Boston University, 1981-1983
Deputy Majority Leader, New Hampshire State Senate, 2024-present
Senator, New Hampshire State Senate, District 8, 2016-present
Candidate, New Hampshire State Senate, District 8, 2020, 2022, 2024
Assistant Majority Whip, New Hampshire State Senate, 2023-2024
Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Cheshire 3, 2012, 2014
Chair, Education Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Rules
Member, Rules and Enrolled Bills Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Chairwomen, Education Committee, New Hampshire State Senate, 2022-present
Member, Rules and Enrolled Bills Committee, New Hampshire State Senate, 2022-present
Member, Transportation Committee, New Hampshire State Senate, 2022-present
Former Member, Education and Workforce Development Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
Retired Nurse Practitioner in Adult Health and Diabetes Management, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Member, New Hampshire Rivers Management Advisory Council, 2015-present
Juried Member, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, present
Member, National Rifle Association, present
Trustee, American Textile History Museum
Member, Board of Advisors, Appalachian Mountain Club
Former Land Steward, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Chair/Former Vice Chair, Stoddard Planning Board
Member, Stoddard Zoning Board