Jim Ryun
Republican
KS
Representative, 2nd District
Last year in office: 2007
Jim Ryun is a former Republican U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd Congressional District. Ryun first took office in Congress in 1996 and left office in 2007.
Jim Ryun: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jim Ryun's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 52 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 411, 20 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jim Ryun Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Abortion
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
How Jim Ryun Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006” (2006-12-09) — Failed
- Yea on “Relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 6111) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.” (2006-12-08) — Passed
- Nay on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6406) to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.” (2006-12-08) — Passed
- Nay on “Minimum Wage bill” (2006-07-29) — Failed
- Yea on “Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.” (2006-07-28) — Passed
- Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5638) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.” (2006-06-22) — Passed