How did Obama get to be senator??
Jack Ryan married actress Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine, Star Trek Voyager) in 1991. They divorced in 1999. He retired from Goldman Sachs in 2001 with enough money (hundreds of millions) to run for the Illinois Senate as a Republican in 2004.
In the middle of the Senate race against Democrat Barack Hussein Obama II, the Illinois GOP leadership demanded Ryan drop out due to some scandalous charges made in his divorce. The GOP leadership picked Alan Keyes as Ryan's replacement in the race. He lost to Obama 27% to 70%.