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Jim Ryun

Politician

Jim Ryun is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jim Ryun · Τζιμ Ράιαν · Джим Райан · ג'ים ראיין · جیم ریون · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	James R. Ryun · James Ronald Ryun · James Ryun · Ryun, Jim · Τζιμ Ράιαν · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1947-04-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Wichita				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	James · Jim · Ronald				[sources]
Last name	Ryun				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1345537				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · member of the United States House of Representatives · president				[sources]
Education	Kansas State University · University of Kansas · Wichita East High School				[sources]
Religion	Evangelical Presbyterian Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician and athletics competitor; U.S. Congressman from Kansas

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ned Ryun Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2005	2007
United States representative	2005-01-06

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US Members of the Congress1,335

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,422

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,659

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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