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Among the victims was Congressman Leo Ryan, the first Member of Congress ever killed in the line of duty.(, alternate link)
Ryan is the only member of Congress to have been killed in the line of duty and was posthumously recognized in the 1980s with a congressional award presented by then-President Ronald Reagan.
Ryan, the only member of Congress ever killed in the line of duty, was succeeded in a special election by a Republican, but Lantos won a Democratic primary in 1980, beat the GOP incumbent and has never looked back.
Ryan is the only member of Congress to have been killed in the line of duty and was posthumously recognized in the 1980s with a congressional award presented by then-President Ronald Reagan.
Among the victims was Congressman Leo Ryan, the first Member of Congress ever killed in the line of duty.(, alternate link)