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George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1991.
Sep 9, 2021 · Gov. George Ryan during a bill signing. Ryan, a Republican, was faced with the prospect of an execution shortly after he took office in 1999. The governor's role in an execution is to consider any final executive clemency requests that are filed on behalf of an inmate.
Jan 11, 2023 · Former Republican Illinois Governor George Ryan says he has no regrets after he commuted 167 inmates on death row to life in prison 20 years ago.
Sep 26, 2013 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts about George Ryan and learn more about the former Governor of Illinois who was convicted and sentenced on racketeering and fraud charges.
Jan 30, 2013 · Former Gov. George Ryan was transferred from federal prison on Wednesday and will serve the remainder of his sentence at a Chicago halfway house. Here is a timeline of key events in his...
Sep 17, 2020 · It’s been 20 years since Illinois Gov. George Ryan captured national headlines and angered some in his own party by suspending the death penalty in Illinois.
Sep 23, 2020 · He was elected to the Illinois House in 1972, the same year the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the death penalty nationwide. But the court would reverse itself four years later after several states, including Illinois, adopted new laws that they hoped would meet constitutional muster.
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has seen the highest of highs and lowest of lows in his political life, and he discussed it all and more with NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern in a 1-on-1 interview.
George Ryan, 78, was convicted of corruption in 2006 and sentenced to six and a half years in prison. His successor, Rod R. Blagojevich, is now the only Illinois ex-governor still...
Sep 7, 2006 · CHICAGO, Sept. 6 — George Ryan, the former governor of Illinois who was venerated around the world by opponents of capital punishment for halting the death penalty in his state, saw the depths ...
