Ruth Harkin | |
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Deputy Counsel for the United States Department of Agriculture | |
In office 1979–1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
County Attorney of Story County, Iowa | |
In office 1973–1979 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ruth Raduenz August 27, 1944 Vesta, Minnesota, U.S. |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota (BA) Catholic University of America (JD) |
Ruth Harkin (née Raduenz; born 1944) is an American attorney who served as county attorney of Story County, Iowa, one of the first female prosecutors elected in the United States.[1]