Heather Ryan Heather Ryan is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and longtime non-profit executive. Upon graduation from Drake University, Ryan moved to Washington, D.C., joining the struggle for Women's Rights as a non-profit fund raiser for five years.  In 2005 Ryan accepted a position as a campaign manager for the Eric Streit for US Congress campaign and subsequently moved to Paducah, Kentucky. While Executive Director of a small non-profit movie theater Heather Ryan had an encounter with Senator Mitch McConnell where she attempted to ask him a question about the War in Iraq. Senator McConnell ignored the question and slipped into his waiting SUV without incident. The following day Ryan was warned that the Senior Republican Senator had instructed his staff to call community professionals and non-profit organizations and threaten funding for Paducah River Front projects. Within a week, Ryan had lost her job.  Friends and family encouraged Ryan to run in the uncontested race against Ed Whitfield; the very race in where she was the campaign manager for Eric Streit during the Primary Election two years previously. You can visit Heather online at http://www.ryanforkentucky.com   Other featured candidates: Ashwin Madia Rick Noriega John Hall Sherrod Brown Patty Wetterling Phil Angelides Jerry McNerney Rich Olive Bill Winter John Courage All "Pick a Progressive Patriot" Candidates