From 1919 to 1923 he was a member of the German National People’s Party (DNVP), an alliance of nationalists, reactionary monarchists, völkisch and antisemitic elements.

[1] In September 1923, he joined the Nazi Party and founded an ortsgruppe (Local Group) in Offenbach am Main, serving as the Ortsgruppenleiter.

When the Party was banned in the aftermath of the Beer Hall Putsch, Ringshausen remained active as an orator and advanced to being Kreisleiter (County Leader) in the Offenbach area.

[4] After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, Ringshausen was named a Ministerial Advisor in the government of the People’s State of Hesse on 24 June.

This was followed on 1 July 1933 by his appointment as Leader of Ministerial Department II in the Hessian State Ministry, where he oversaw education, culture, art and nationhood issues.