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  Ruckelshaus, William D.
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NameWilliam D. Ruckelshaus
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Born July 24, 1932
DiedNovember 27, 2019 (87 years)
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InfoWilliam Doyle Ruckelshaus served as Acting Director of the FBI between April 1973 and July 1973. Mr. Ruckelshaus was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 24, 1932. He graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1960, Harvard University awarded him a J.D. and Mr. Ruckelshaus entered private practice in Indiana. After serving in a number of state offices, Mr. Ruckelshaus was appointed to the Department of Justice and, in 1970, became the first administrator of the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He served in the EPA until his appointment as Acting Director. After Director Kelley was confirmed, Mr. Ruckelshaus returned to private practice. In 1983, he returned to Washington as the fifth administrator of the EPA and served there until 1985.

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Father John K. Ruckelshaus 1900-1962
Brother John C. Ruckelshaus 1930-2015
Nephew John C. Ruckelshaus 1959-

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  11/24/2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Won 6.25% (+0.00%)
  05/18/1983 EPA Administrator Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/19/1976 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 0.00% (-85.04%)
  04/30/1973 FBI Director - Acting Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/04/1970 EPA Administrator Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1968 IN US Senate Lost 48.15% (-3.50%)
  11/08/1966 IN State House 26 Won 3.88% (+0.00%)
  05/05/1964 IN District 11 - R Primary Lost 38.38% (-16.97%)
ENDORSEMENTS
IN US President - Nov 08, 2016 D Hillary Clinton
IN US President - D Primary - May 06, 2008 D Barack Obama
MA US Senate - R Primary - Sep 18, 1984 R Elliot L. Richardson