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RYUN, Jim (1947-)

Republican of Kansas

2nd congressional district

Served in House 1997-2007

Total roll-call votes cast: 5,656

Biography

Representative from Kansas; born in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kans., April 29, 1947; graduated from Wichita East High School, Wichita, Kans., 1965; B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1970; president, Jim Ryun Sports, Inc.; member of the United States Olympic Team in 1968; product consultant; motivational speaker; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress; became a Member of the One Hundred Fourth Congress under the provisions of Kansas State Law (K.S.A. 25-3503[d]) on November 27, 1996, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Sam Brownback; reelected to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and to the three succeeding Congress (November 27, 1996-January 3, 2007); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald J. Trump, 2020.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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