I don't mean this as a rip, but I don't think Ron's picture is necessary in a handout. I say that because my first impression when I saw Ron was: "There's an old dude whom I don't recognize or know anything about and he's running for President." Of course, I later learned about his ideas and that he has more energy than most people I know now matter what their age - now I'm totally sold out. But the fact remains that handouts (along with what you say) are meant as a first impression and I don't think that appearances are that important to establish during the first impression.
I'm not recommending you remove it completely. I would display the same image that is in the top left corner of this site - minimized in the corner. That way, you have more room left over for information space.
