About FPL Founder Raul Ruiz, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician
Congressman, 36th District

Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., graduated from Coachella Valley High School and grew up in Coachella, CA. He completed his undergraduate studies at UCLA and earned his medical doctorate from Harvard Medical School and master's in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

He specialized in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and completed a fellowship in international emergency medicine with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative where he also obtained a master's in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Ruiz is currently serving as a congressman representing the 36th district. However, he still makes time to participate in FPL events as his schedule permits.