George Ryan served as Governor of Illinois from 1999-2003. He previously served as Secretary of State of Illinois, as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, in the Illinois State House of Representatives, and on the Kankakee County Board. He identified as a Republican. He died in 2025.
1982
–Endorsed Jim Thompson (R) for Governor of Illinois (won)
1986
–Endorsed Jim Thompson (R) for Governor of Illinois (won)
1988
–Endorsed George H. W. Bush (R) for President (won)
The Endorsement Project 