George Ryan: Just Say No

Maybe this should have been our first clue:

August 15, 1989

St. Louis Post Dispatch


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Two candidates - one a familiar face and one a newcomer to statewide politics - joined the 1990 Illinois primary fray Monday.

Lt. Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, announced at a Capitol rally that he would seek the GOP nomination for secretary of state, pledging that his first priority would be the prevention of drug abuse.

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Drug abuse?

CP: Illinois Shadow