| John Ruckelshaus | |
| Office: | Member of the Indianapolis City-County Council |
| Term Start: | 1971 |
| Term End: | 1975 |
| State Senate1: | Indiana |
| Alongside1: | C. Wendell Martin, J. Russell Townsend Jr., Robert L. Brokenburr |
| Term Start1: | November 20, 1956 |
| Term End1: | November 17, 1964 |
| Predecessor1: | John G. Tinder Donald M. Ream |
| Successor1: | Nelson G. Grills Marie Theresa Lauck Patrick E. Chavis Jr. Hugh E. Miles |
| Birth Name: | John Christian Ruckelshaus |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1930 |
| Spouse: | Patricia |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relations: | William Ruckelshaus (brother) John Ruckelshaus (son) |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | University of Notre Dame (BA) Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD) |
John Christian "Jack" Ruckelshaus II (January 4, 1930 - May 22, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician.[1] [2]
Ruckelshaus was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended Park School in 1948. He served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1951 to 1952.[3] He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953 and the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1957.[4] Ruckelshaus was admitted to the Indiana State Bar in 1957 and practiced law in Indianapolis. Ruckelshaus served in the Indiana Senate from 1957 to 1964 as a Republican.[5] He then served on the Indianapolis School Board from 1964 to 1968 and the Indianapolis City-County Council from 1971 to 1975. His brother was William Ruckelshaus, who served as United States Deputy Attorney General and two-time Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. His son is John Ruckelshaus, a former member of the Indiana Senate.[1] [3]