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Ryun Steps Up To The Political Starting Line
Jim Ryun welcomed volunteers back to the political fray Wednesday as he officially opened a campaign office for his bid to regain the state's 2nd Congressional District seat.
Ryun, a Republican who lives in Lawrence, had held the seat for 10 years until being defeated last fall by Democrat Nancy Boyda.
Jim Ryun announces he is running for Congress to try to win the 2nd District seat back from Democratic Rep. Nancy Boyda, who defeated him in 2006. Ryun's wife, Anne, in background, was with him Wednesday at the campaign office, 701 S.W. Jackson.
In March, he said that he had decided to challenge Boyda in the 2008 election.
Dozens of volunteers were busy Wednesday afternoon stuffing envelopes with fundraising letters at Ryun's campaign office at 701 S.W. Jackson.
The candidate thanked them for their help and told them they were the people who were going to make victory happen in the next election.
Ryun said chief among his reasons for seeking election to his former post was a belief that his values more closely represented those of the state's 2nd District.
He noted that Boyda has voted in line with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., about 92 percent of the time.
Pelosi's values are San Francisco, not Kansas, he said.
Ryun said he could be a team player, a good Republican, but wasn't afraid to break from the party line.
He specifically mentioned votes against No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part D that went against the positions favored by President Bush's administration and the GOP leadership.
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