James E. Ryan (February 21, 1946 – June 12, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served two four-year terms as Illinois Attorney General. A career Republican, he received his party's nomination and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Illinois against Rod Blagojevich in 2002. He had been a professor at Benedictine University since 2003. He again ran for governor in 2010 and led incumbent Governor Pat Quinn in aggregate polling; but he failed to gain his party's nomination, coming in fourth in a field of seven candidates. As of 2021, he was the last Republican to have been elected Illinois Attorney General.
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21 February 1946 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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12 June 2022 (aged 76)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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