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George Ryan

Personal data
Date of birthFebruary 24, 1934(age 76)
Place of birthMaquoketa, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLura Lynn Ryan
ResidenceFederal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute
ProfessionPharmacist and businessman
39th Governor of Illinois
In officeJanuary 11, 1999 - January 13, 2003
LieutenantCorinne Wood
Succeeded byRod Blagojevich
Preceded byJim Edgar
36th Illinois Secretary of State
In officeJanuary 14, 1991 - January 11, 1999
GovernorJim Edgar
Succeeded byJesse White
Preceded byJim Edgar
42nd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
In office1983 - 1991
GovernorJames R. Thompson
Succeeded byBob Kustra
Preceded byDave O'Neal

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George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934, in Maquoketa, Iowa) was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. He was a member of the Republican Party. Although Ryan became nationally known when he "raised the national debate on capital punishment" by issuing a moratorium on executions in 2000, his 35-year political career was tarnished by scandal. Investigations into widespread corruption during his administration led to his retirement from politics in 2003 and federal corruption convictions in 2006. Ryan entered federal prison on November 7, 2007, to begin serving a sentence of six years and six months. As of December 10, 2008, he is housed at the satellite prison camp adjacent to the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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Blago's campaign fund 'zeroed out': Taxpayers soon may foot legal bills - Chicago Daily Herald Tweet this news
Chicago Daily Herald---George Ryan-, pro bono at a cost estimated at more than $10 million.) It's likely the public will pick up the tab for Blagojevich from now on, with taxpayers ... - Date : Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:52:05 GMT+00:00
Ex-prosecutor: Blago's shot at vindication 'slim to none' - Chicago Daily Herald Tweet this news
Chicago Daily Herald---...- exchange of a public deed for money or vice versa - as there was in so much of the case against Blagojevich's predecessor as governor, -George Ryan-. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:07:08 GMT+00:00
Bears' camp home uncertain beyond 2011 - Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune--It's no secret that one factor in the Bears landing here is that the governor at the time was the currently incarcerated -George Ryan-, who is from nearby ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:00:31 GMT+00:00
Giving Blago's fate a 180 - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--If the -George Ryan- timetable is any guide, the US Supreme Court will deny his final appeal in the fall of 2012. 3. Conventional wisdom will heap blame on ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:26:45 GMT+00:00
What to expect while we're expecting a verdict - Chicago Tribune (blog) Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune (blog)--If the -George Ryan- timetable is any guide, the US Supreme Court will deny his final appeal in the fall of 2012. 3. It will be December, maybe even January ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:09:37 GMT+00:00
Rochester family saves fellow boaters - Post-Bulletin Tweet this news
Post-Bulletin--If the Ryan family of Rochester hadn't been fishing nearby, they wouldn't have heard the cries for help. If -George Ryan- hadn't caught a huge walleye at the ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:52:30 GMT+00:00
Waiting for the Verdict is the Hardest Part: George Ryan Chief of Staff Scott ... - MyFox Chicago Tweet this news
MyFox Chicago--He was -George Ryan's- former Chief of Staff and campaign manager. In 2003, Fawell was the key witness in the former governor's corruption trial. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:52:08 GMT+00:00
The Blagojevich jury: What would you do? - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tweet this news
St. Louis Post-Dispatch--Another former Illinois governor, -George Ryan-, sat through a trial of 115 days, then waited another 10 for jury deliberations before he was found guilty. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:16:48 GMT+00:00
Group One leading jockey betting and specials - Boylesports - Racingbase.com Tweet this news
Racingbase.com---Ryan- Moore is the second favourite at 5/2, having already won the Oaks and Derby, and he looks like having a decent chance of making it three Group 1 wins ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:33:54 GMT+00:00
Blago as our own Barefoot Bandit - Chicago Tribune (blog) Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune (blog)--None of us do. But we come anyway. It's history, like the -George Ryan- trial, combined with a TMZ-friendly celebrity train-wreck. What's not to like?--- - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:42:48 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Dave O'Neal
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
1983 - 1991
Succeeded by
Bob Kustra
Preceded by
Jim Edgar
Illinois Secretary of State
1991 - 1999
Succeeded by
Jesse White
Governor of Illinois
1999 - 2003
Succeeded by
Rod Blagojevich
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jim Edgar
Republican Party nominee for Governor of Illinois
1998
Succeeded by
Jim Ryan

Illinois Secretaries of State

Kane * Lockwood * Blackwell * Birkbeck * Forquer * Field * Douglas * Trumbull * Campbell * Cooley * Gregg * Starne * Hatch * Tyndale * Rummell * Harlow * Dement * Pearson * Hinrichsen * Rose * Doyle * Woods * Stevenson * Emmerson * Stratton * Hughes * Rowe * Barrett * Carpentier * Chamberlain * Powell * Lewis * Howlett * Dixon * Edgar * Ryan * White



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