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Philip Ruppe | |
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 Ruppe in 1975 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond F. Clevenger |
| Succeeded by | Bob Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Edward Ruppe (1926-09-29)September 29, 1926 (age 99) Laurium, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Central Michigan University University of Michigan Yale University (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Philip Edward Ruppe (/rˈuːpi/;[1] born September 29, 1926) is an American politician fromMichigan who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives for six terms from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully for theUnited States Senate in 1982. A member of theRepublican Party, he is aKorean War veteran, having served as alieutenant in theUnited States Navy. After leaving the U.S. House of Representatives, Ruppe became active in business before running for election, without success, to the103rd United States Congress.
Ruppe was born in the small town ofLaurium, Michigan, and graduated from high school in 1944. He is of Slovak and Slovenian descent. He attended theV-12 Navy College Training Program atCentral Michigan University andUniversity of Michigan, 1944–1946 and graduated fromYale University in 1948. He served inUnited States Navy during theKorean War as alieutenant. He then served as director of Houghton National Bank, Commercial National Bank of L'Anse and R.L. Polk and Co.
In 1966, Ruppe was theRepublican Party candidate for theUnited States House of Representatives fromMichigan's 11th congressional district. He defeated incumbentDemocratic Party memberRaymond F. Clevenger, one of the "Five Fluke Freshmen", to be elected to the90th United States Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the next five Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the 96th Congress. RepublicanBob Davis from the town ofSt. Ignace, Michigan won election succeeding him in the district.
After leaving Congress, Ruppe was an unsuccessful candidate for theUnited States Senate in1982 againstDonald Riegle. He served as president of Woodlak Company to 1986.
After a decade out of politics, Ruppe sought to retake his old district, now renumbered as theMichigan's 1st congressional district. He lost to formerMichigan House of Representatives memberBart Stupak.
Ruppe married his first wife,Loret Miller Ruppe, in 1957 and they had five daughters. Loret was a member of theUnited States Electoral College for Michigan in 1980, Director of the Peace Corps from 1981 to 1989, and U.S. Ambassador toNorway from 1989 to 1993. After her death on August 6, 1996, he then married his second wife, Ann Hammond Boutell ofPalm Beach, Florida in 2000. Ann Boutell Ruppe died on December 25, 2022.[2]
Ruppe is a member of theAmerican Legion,Veterans of Foreign Wars, andRotary International and currently resides inBethesda, Maryland.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 11th congressional district 1967–1979 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromMichigan (Class 1) 1982 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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