The 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 2, 2004. Republican incumbent Peter Fitzgerald decided to retire after one term in office. Democratic state senator and future p
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Jeri Lynn Ryan is an American actress best known for her role as the former Borg drone Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Picard, for which she won two Saturn Awards, in 2001 and 2024.
2004 United States Senate election in Illinois
…over Ryan in general election polling, but the race was overshadowed by Chicago Tribune reporting on Ryan's child custody lawsuit against his ex-wife Jeri Ryan, which included allegations that Ryan had pressured his then-wife to perform sexual acts in public. Ryan withdrew from the race on July 29, leaving…
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