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Age: 53
Family: husband, Steve; two children; five stepchildren
Education: William Jewell College
Profession: U.S. congresswoman
Personal history: Republican incumbent Jim Ryun defeated Boyda in 2004. In 2006, Boyda again ran against Ryun and defeated him.
Top issues: affordable health care, trade policies, military stability, research toward renewable forms of energy.
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