Ruckelshaus is a Republican politician who was a member of the Indiana Senate representing the 30th district where he served from 2016 to 2020.

[1][2][3] He ran when incumbent State Representative Bill Spencer retired.

[6] Ruckelshaus previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development for Government Affairs from 2006 to 2008.

[9] Ruckelshaus previously served as a Member of the Washington Township Marion County Advisory Board from 1986 to 1990.

Ruckelshaus is the nephew of William Ruckelshaus, the former Deputy Attorney General under President Richard Nixon and the former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under Nixon and President Ronald Reagan.