The Canton Repository - Election 2020: Longtime ER doc running against Stark County coroner

As of August 23, 2024, Ronald Rusnak did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

Supports having a forensic pathologist in the coroner's office to be able to complete autopsies in county.

Plans to seek out grant funds to attract new talent to fill critical roles.

- Supports having a forensic pathologist in the coroner's office to be able to complete autopsies in county.
- Plans to seek out grant funds to attract new talent to fill critical roles.

Public Health

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Ronald Rusnak

- The County Coroner runs the Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for conducting an unbiased investigation on the cause, manner, and circumstance of death.  
- The Coroner is responsible for pronouncing someone dead, for photographing and documenting the place of death, and for releasing remains to be cremated, transported to another state, or autopsied. 
- They are also responsible for collecting evidence at the location of death. This includes physical evidence and interviews from witnesses. 
- Coroners are responsible for removing the body from the place of death, and informing their family of their death in a timely manner. 
- Coroners are elected to four year terms in nonpartisan elections. 