Marie Church on the West Side of Manchester, as well as a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No.

[11] Ruais has worked in the nonprofit sector,[12] including for Catholic Charities of New Hampshire.

[13] In November 2019, he was a speaker on behalf of the Addiction Policy Forum at an FDA public meeting on the opioid crisis.

[6] Ruais has spoken openly about his past struggles with alcoholism and his two DUI arrests, the latest of which was in 2010, and has said he has been sober since March 9, 2010.

[10] He lives in Ward 7 of Manchester and is married to Veronica Ruais, who immigrated from Peru in 2005.