ruth culbertson samuelson (november 4, 1959 – january 23, 2017) was an american republican politician. she was a member of the north carolina general assembly, representing the 104th district in the north carolina house of representatives from 2007 to 2015. she announced on october 15, 2013, that she would not seek re-election for a fifth term and would leave office at the end of her current term, after the 2014 elections.