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'''Jim Ryun''' (born 1947) is a former track athlete and politician who, for several years in the 1960s and 1970s, held the world record for the fastest mile run. His fastest mile time was 3:51. He also served [[Kansas]] in the US [[House of Representatives]] as a [[Republican]] from 1997 to 2007. He lost his bid for a sixth term to Democratic challenger [[Nancy Boyda]], but intends to challenge Boyda for his seat back. Ryun is an evangelical Christian.
[[Image:JimR.jpg|100px|thumb|Jim Ryum]]
'''Jim Ryun''' (born 1947) is a former track athlete and politician who, for several years in the 1960s and 1970s, held the world record for the fastest mile run. His fastest mile time was 3:51. He also served [[Kansas]] in the US [[House of Representatives]] as a [[Republican]] from 1997 to 2007. He was elected in 1997 to fill the vacancy after the resignation of United States Representative [[Sam Brownback]]. He lost his bid for a sixth term to [[Democratic]] challenger [[Nancy Boyda]], but intends to challenge Boyda for his seat back. Ryun is an evangelical Christian.
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[[Category:US Representative]]
[[Category:US Representative]]