Ruth Harkin
| Ruth Harkin | |
|---|---|
| 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.