Early life,education,and career
Ruais was born on August 28,1985, [5] in Salem,New Hampshire. [6] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Gettysburg College in 2008,as well as a Master of Public Administration degree from American University in 2013. [7]
In 2008,Ruais was part of then-incumbent Senator John Edward Sununu's 2008 reelection campaign team,where Sununu lost to Democratic challenger Jeanne Shaheen. [6] He later worked as a legislative assistant for former Congressman Frank Guinta from 2011 to 2013. [8] After Guinta lost his congressional seat to the preceding Democratic seatholder,Carol Shea-Porter,in the 2012 reelection race, [9] Guinta appointed Ruais as his campaign manager for the 2014 House race, [6] in which Guinta defeated Shea-Porter and served until 2017. [10]
Ruais has served as a lobbyist for the Transportation Intermediaries Association since 2013. [6] [8] He was sworn into the New Hampshire Army National Guard on August 6,2020. [1] [11]
Ruais is a parishioner at Ste. Marie Church on the West Side of Manchester,as well as a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 5163. [12] Ruais has worked in the nonprofit sector, [13] including for Catholic Charities of New Hampshire. [14] In November 2019,he was a speaker on behalf of the Addiction Policy Forum at an FDA public meeting on the opioid crisis. [7]
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