Ryun starts re-election bid talking immigration issues [View All]

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TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun on Friday said curtailing illegal immigration and protecting U.S. borders were the top issues in his district as he began his bid for a sixth term.

“I still have things I would like to do,” said Ryun, a Republican from Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. “I don’t feel my work is complete.”

Ryun, 58, has no primary opponent but will face Topeka Democrat Nancy Boyda in a rematch of the 2004 campaign. Both spent about $1 million in that campaign.

Boyda, 50, is a former teacher and research manager for several pharmaceutical companies.

Ryun said protecting the borders was important to the security of the nation and state and must be addressed. He favors the approach advanced by the House in December that would strengthen enforcement of immigration policy, including construction of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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