Sheila S. Ruth | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 44B district | |
Assumed office January 31, 2020 Servingwith Pat Young (2020–2023) and Aletheia McCaskill (2023–present) | |
Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
Preceded by | Charles E. Sydnor III |
Personal details | |
Born | Baltimore,Maryland,U.S. | October 22,1963
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Married |
Children | One son |
Residence | Catonsville,Maryland |
Alma mater | University of Maryland University College,1982-87. Villa Julie College,B.S. (liberal arts &technology),1995 |
Sheila S. Ruth (born October 22,1963) [1] is an American politician who represents district 44B,based in Baltimore County,in the Maryland House of Delegates. [1]
Following her graduation from University of Maryland University College in 1987,Ruth became a publishing systems programmer for Attis Publishing Services from 1987 to 1989 and a computer specialist for the U.S. Government Accountability Office from 1989 to 1992. Afterwards,she became a computer analyst for Villa Julie College from 1992 to 1994. She would receive a B.S. degree from Villa Julie College in 1995. She later worked as a website developer in the same year,and as a website technologies instructor in 1999. Following her graduation,Ruth became a self-employed website developer. [1]
She has served as the president of Imaginator Press since 2003 and is the current vice president of Cybils Awards. From 2004 to 2008,she served as the president of Mid-Atlantic Book Publishers Association. [1]
Ruth entered into politics in 2016,motivated by the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders and horrified by the election of Donald Trump,by founding the Baltimore County Progressive Democratic Club. [2]
In 2017,Maryland Democratic Party chair Kathleen Matthews invited Ruth to serve on the party's diversity leadership council. [3] In July 2019,Ruth voted in favor of a resolution calling on the state's Democratic National Committee members to support a standalone climate debate. Only one of the fourteen Democratic National Committee members,Larry Cohen,voted in favor of a standalone climate debate,with five members voting present and eight members voting against it. [4]
In 2018,she became a member of the Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee. She is also the co-chair of the Baltimore City/County chapter of Our Revolution and is a board member of Get Money Out-Maryland. [1] As an activist,she organized support for a package of Baltimore County bills meant to strengthen ethical standards and institute public campaign financing,and was a lead organizer pushing for the passage of Baltimore County's anti-discrimination housing law that prevents landlords from denying applicants based on their source of income. [5]
In January 2018,Ruth filed paperwork to run for the Baltimore County Council,seeking to unseat incumbent councilmember Tom Quirk. [6] During the primary,she earned the endorsements of the Baltimore Sun editorial team, [7] but was defeated with 43.3 percent of the vote. [8]
In January 2020,Governor Larry Hogan appointed Ruth to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Charles E. Sydnor III to the Maryland Senate. [9]
Ruth filed to run for a full term in 2022. [10] She was endorsed by Progressive Maryland. [11] In July 2022,Ruth finished first in the six candidate Democratic primary race for the two seats in district 44B. [12] [13]
Baltimore County Council District 1 Democratic Primary Election,2018 [8] | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Tom Quirk | 6,674 | 57 |
Democratic | Sheila Ruth | 5,087 | 43 |
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