Ned Ryun
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| Organization: | American Majority |
| Role: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Location: | Purcellville, Va. |
| Education: | University of Kansas |
Ned Ryun is, as of September 2025, the founder and chief executive officer of American Majority, an organization describing itself as "the nation’s premier conservative training organization, helping put in place a truly unique, separate political infrastructure—for use before, during and after election dates."[1] Ryun is also the editor of NedRyun.com, a website on which he publishes two podcast series on American Revolutionary War history and the drafting of the Constitution. He is married to Becca Parker Ryun, has four children, and lives in Purcellville, Virginia.
Biography
Ryun is the son of former U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun (R-Kansas). A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Kansas, Ryun worked as a speechwriter for President George W. Bush (R). Ryun founded and directed Generation Joshua, a civics education program aimed at middle- and high-school students, before founding American Majority in 2008. As of September 2025, Ryun remained active with American Majority.
Ryun is the author of Restoring our Republic and The Adversaries: A Story of Boston and Bunker Hill and the co-author of Heroes Among Us and The Courage to Run. In 2020, President Donald Trump (R) appointed Ryun to the 1776 Commission.[2]
Ryun founded Voter Gravity in 2012, a firm providing "map-based political database software...[that saves] campaigns time, money, and manpower, empowering them to successfully reach the right voters."[3]
Work and activities
2011 Wisconsin budget debate
Ryun and American Majority were involved in the debate over the state's 2011 budget. Ryun appeared at a counter-rally supporting the proposed budget and Gov. Scott Walker (R), speaking alongside Andrew Breitbart, Herman Cain, and novelist Brad Thor.[4]
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