Ruzycki first ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the
1952 general election as a Co-operative Commonwealth candidate in the electoral district of Vegreville. He was defeated on the second count by incumbent
Michael Ponich. Ruzycki faced Ponich again in the
1955 general election; this time Ruzycki defeated Ponich on the second count to pick up the seat for his party. In the
1959 general election he was defeated by Social Credit candidate
Alex Gordey. ==References==