Russell Ruderman

Russell E. Ruderman 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, 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 in a field which included Representative Bob Herkes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,487 votes against Republican nominee Daryl Smith.