Career
Ryckman"s first term began in January 2011 when he was elected by precinct people to replaced Garrett Love who was elected to the State Senate after defeating former Speaker Melvin Neufeld. Ryckman served in the United States Army from 1970-1972 before beginning his twenty-nine-year career as a public school teacher. He served on the Meade School Board from 2009 until elected to the Kansas House.
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