
Fresh out of UVA’s business school and eager to make her mark, Bonnie Ruffin is the youngest political reporter in the state.
Born the niece to Malcolm Ruffin, mayor of Virginia Beach, and granddaughter of Kaiser Ruffin, owner of Ruffin Oil, she’s excited to use her family insights to help the public understand that her family is just like theirs, only with more yachts.
“I don’t have a conflict of interest. I like my family, I like my work. Where’s the conflict?”
Bonnie Ruffin