Learn About the Real Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan has touched the lives of countless Illinois citizens. Watch these stories of real people telling their stories about the Jim Ryan they know.

• Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran on the Jim Ryan He Knows

  Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, who has endorsed Jim Ryan for Illinois Governor, shares his story of the Jim Ryan he knows.
• Betsy Goulet on the Jim Ryan She Knows

  Betsy Goulet is the former director of the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Springfield. She met Jim when they modeled the CAC in Springfield after the CAC Jim helped start in DuPage. When Jim was elected Attorney General, Betsy left the CAC to be Jim’s Policy Advisor on Children’s Issues in the AG’s office. Jim [...]
• Phil Matthew on the Jim Ryan He Knows

  Phil Matthew is a former student of Jim’s at Benedictine University. In this video, he tells us about the Jim Ryan he knows.
• Leann Schied on the Jim Ryan She Knows

  When Jim Ryan served as the DuPage County State’s Attorney, Leann Schied served as an Attorney in his office. In this video, Leann tells us about the Jim Ryan she knows — and the integrity brought by Jim to his job.
• Jackie Truppa on the Jim Ryan She Knows

  Jackie Truppa, a former student of Jim’s at Benedictine University, tells us about the Jim Ryan she and her fellow students know.
• Lee Newcom on Jim’s ‘Deep, Solid Character’

  In this video, Lee Newcom, McLean County Recorder of Deeds, board member of the United Republican Fund, and longtime Illinois Conservative leader, discusses the “deep, solid character” of Jim Ryan.
• John Atkinson on the Jim Ryan He Knows

  John Atkinson, Jim’s friend and supporter, tells us about the Jim Ryan he knows.
• Marge Snobel on the Jim Ryan She Knows

  81-year-old Marge Snobel, a longtime friend and supporter of Jim, tells us about the Jim Ryan she knows.
• Kyle Bruett on the Jim Ryan He Knows

  Kyle Bruett, a former student of Jim’s at Benedictine University, tell us about the Jim Ryan he knows
• Jenny Erickson on the Jim Ryan She Knows

  Jenny Erickson, a student of Jim’s at Benedictine University, tells us about the Jim Ryan she and her fellow students know.
• Jason Welge on the Jim Ryan He Knows

  Jason Welge was a student of Jim’s at Benedictine University, and tells his story about how he and Jim have been inspirations to each other.
• Dr. Leo Gordon on the Jim Ryan He Knows

  Jim Ryan has beat back three bouts of non-Hodgkins large cell lymphoma cancer and has been cancer-free for eight years. In this video, Dr. Leo Gordon of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (who treated Jim) talks about Jim’s courage and strength during these tough challenges.
• Lori Bolas, Longtime Friend and Former Employee

  Longtime friend and former employee in the Illinois Attorney General’s office, Lori Bolas shares her personal story about Jim, and how Jim acted so graciously when Lori faced tough personal challenges in her life.
• Dr. John Ruge, Midwest Children’s Brain Tumor Center

  Dr. John Ruge of the Midwest Children’s Brain Tumor Center tells his personal story about Jim Ryan, who once headed on the center’s board.
• Kristen Droste, Former Student at Benedictine University

  A former student of Jim’s at Benedictine University, Kristen Droste shares her story about the Jim Ryan she and her fellow students know.