Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan (b. January 29, 1970, in Janesville, Wis.) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin. Ryan represents Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District and was first elected to the House in 1998. GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney chose Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate in the 2012 election. Ryan was elected House speaker on October 29, 2015, after declaring his candidacy on October 22, 2015. Elected at age 45, Ryan is the youngest speaker since 1869.

Ryan won re-election in 2016.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Ryan is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Ryan graduated from Joseph A. Craig High School in Wisconsin. Then, after graduating from Miami University of Ohio, Ryan moved to Washington D.C., where he was an aide to Wisconsin Senator Robert Kasten and a speechwriter for deceased former congressman Jack Kemp. Prior to entering Congress in 1999 at age 28, Ryan also worked on the policy staff for the conservative think tank, Empower America.^[1]^[2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Ryan's academic, professional and political career:^[3]

1999-Present: U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District
1995-1997: Legislative Director to Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.)
1993-1995: Advisor and speechwriter for Empower America
1992: Aide to Sen. Robert Kasten (Wis.)
1992: Graduated from Miami University with a B.A.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

As Speaker of the House, Ryan serves on no committees.

2015-2016

As Speaker of the House, Ryan did not serve on any committees.

Before being elected speaker on October 29, 2015, Ryan served on the following committees:^[4]

Ways and Means Committee, Chairman

2013-2014

Ryan served on the following committees:^[5]^[6]

Budget Committee, Chairman
Ways and Means Committee
- Subcommittee on Health

2011-2012

Ryan was a member of the following House committees:^[7]

Budget Committee, Chairman
Ways and Means Committee
- Subcommittee on Health

Key votes

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Votes on domestic policy

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36)

Bill Passed (237-189) on October 3, 2017

Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more. The bill provided exceptions for an abortion: (1) that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest.^[8]

Kate's Law (HR 3004)

Bill Passed (257-167) on June 29, 2017

Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U.S. illegally.^[9]

No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (HR 3003)

Bill Passed (228-195) on June 29, 2017

Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws.^[10]

Voted Yea on: American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)

Bill passed (217-213) on May 4, 2017

Proposed modifying the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.^[11]

Votes on economic affairs and regulations

Voted Yea on: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892)

Bill Passed (240-186) on February 9, 2018

Proposed providing appropriations through March 23, 2018.^[12]

Further Extension Of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1892)

Bill Passed (245-182) on February 6, 2018

Proposed providing appropriations through March 23, 2018.^[13]

Voted Yea on: Federal Register Printing Savings Act (HR 195)

Bill Passed (266-150) on January 22, 2018

Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, 2018.^[14]

Voted Yea on: Federal Register Printing Savings Act (HR 195)

Bill Passed (230-197) on January 18, 2018

Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, 2018.^[15]

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1370)

Bill Passed (231-188) on December 21, 2017

Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018.^[16]

Voted Yea on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)

Bill Passed (227-203) on December 19, 2017

Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.^[17]

Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (HJ Res 123)

Bill Passed (235-193) on December 7, 2017

Proposed funding the government until December 22, 2017.^[18]

Voted Yea on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)

Bill Passed (227-205) on November 16, 2017

Proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses.^[19]

Voted Yea on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)

Bill Passed (216-212) on October 26, 2017

Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. (This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution.)^[20]

Voted Yea on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)

Bill Passed (219-206) on October 5, 2017

Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027.^[21]

Voted Yea on: Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3354)

Bill Passed (211-198) on September 14, 2017

Proposed providing FY2018 appropriations for the federal government. It combined 12 appropriations bills.^[22]

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government) (HR 601)

Bill Passed (316-90) on September 8, 2017

Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, 2017, and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts.^[23]

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 601)

Bill Passed (419-3) on September 6, 2017

Proposed providing $7.85 billion for disaster relief requirements, including response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey.^[24]

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (HR 10)

Bill passed (233-186) on June 8, 2017

Proposed amending the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, among other acts.^[25]

Voted Yea on: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (HR 244)

Bill passed (309-118) on May 3, 2017

Proposed a $1.2 trillion budget to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2017.^[26]

Votes on foreign policy and national security issues

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 695)

Bill Passed (250-166) on January 30, 2018

Proposed providing appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.^[27]

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018—Conference report (HR 2810)

Bill Passed (356-70) on November 14, 2017

Proposed authorizing FY2018 appropriations and setting forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths.^[28]

Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3219)

Bill Passed (235-192) on July 27, 2017

Proposed making appropriations for defense, military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Legislative Branch, energy and water development, and for other purposes for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2018.^[29]

Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364)

Bill Passed (419-3) on July 25, 2017

Proposed providing congressional review and measures to counter aggression by the governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes.^[30]

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180, second vote)

Bill Passed (380-35) on July 28, 2017

Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.^[31]

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180)

Bill Failed (241-163) on July 24, 2017

Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.^[32]

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810)

Bill Passed (344-81) on July 14, 2017

Proposed authorizing fiscal year 2018 appropriations and setting forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It did not provide budget authority.^[33]

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 1301)

Bill passed (371-48) on March 8, 2017

The $577.9 billion fiscal year 2017 defense spending bill proposed $516.1 billion in base budget funding and $61.8 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism funding.^[34]

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Key votes (click "show" to expand or "hide" to contract)

114th Congress

The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.^[35]^[36] For more information pertaining to Ryan's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.^[37]

Economic and fiscal

Trade Act of 2015

See also: The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015

Trade adjustment assistance
On June 12, 2015, the House rejected the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) measure in HR 1314 - Trade Act of 2015 by a vote of 126 to 302. TAA is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services. Although the measure has generally been opposed by Republicans in the past, the vote divided the party because it was packaged in a bill featuring the more popular trade promotion authority (TPA). For this reason, even though the two measures were voted on separately, some considered a vote for TAA to be a de facto vote for TPA. Ryan was one of 86 Republicans to vote in favor of TAA^[38]^[39]^[40]
Trade promotion authority
On June 12, 2015, the House narrowly passed the trade promotion authority (TPA) measure in HR 1314 - Trade Act of 2015 by a vote of 219 to 211. TPA would give the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster. Ryan was one of 191 Republicans to support the measure. Although the House approved TPA, it was a largely symbolic vote given the measure was part of a package trade bill including trade adjustment assistance (TAA), which had been rejected earlier the same day.^[41]^[42]^[43]
Trade promotion authority second vote
After the House failed to pass trade adjustment assistance (TAA) and trade promotion authority (TPA) together on June 12, 2015, it voted to authorize TPA alone as an amendment to HR 2146 - Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act on June 18, 2015. The amendment passed by a vote of 218-208, with all voting members of the House maintaining his or her original position on TPA except for Ted Yoho (R-Fla.). Ryan was one of 190 Republicans to vote in favor of the amendment.^[44]^[45]
Trade adjustment assistance second vote
The House passed HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 on June 25, 2015, by a vote of 286-138. The Senate packaged trade adjustment assistance (TAA) in this bill after the House had rejected the TAA measure in HR 1314 - Trade Act of 2015. Along with trade promotion authority (TPA), which Congress passed as part of HR 2146 - Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, TAA became law on June 29, 2015. Ryan was one of 111 Republicans to vote in favor of HR 1295.^[46]^[47]

Defense spending authorization

On May 15, 2015, the House passed HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 269-151. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Ryan voted with 227 other Republicans and 41 Democrats to approve the bill.^[48] The Senate passed the bill on June 18, 2015, by a vote of 71-25. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, 2015.^[49]

2016 Budget proposal

On April 30, 2015, the House voted to approve SConRes11, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 226-197. The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. All 183 Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution. Ryan voted with 225 other Republicans to approve the bill.^[50]^[51]^[52]

2015 budget

On October 28, 2015, the House passed HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 by a vote of 266-167. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017.^[53] Ryan voted with 78 Republicans and 187 Democrats in favor of the bill.^[54] It passed the Senate on October 30, 2015.^[55] President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 2, 2015.

Foreign Affairs

Iran nuclear deal

See also: Iran nuclear agreement, 2015

On May 14, 2015, the House approved HR 1191 - the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 by a vote of 400-25. The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Ryan voted with 222 other Republican representatives to approve the bill.^[56]^[57]

Approval of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
On September 11, 2015, the House rejected HR 3461 - To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran by a vote of 162-269. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran. Ryan voted with 243 Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill.^[58]^[59]

Suspension of Iran sanctions relief
On September 11, 2015, the House approved HR 3460 - To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran by a vote of 247-186. HR 3460 prohibits "the President, prior to January 21, 2017, from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury." Ryan voted with 244 Republicans and 2 Democrats for the bill.^[60]^[61]

Presidential non-compliance of section 2
On September 10, 2015, the House passed H Res 411 - Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 by a vote of 245-186. Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 required the president to submit all materials related to the nuclear agreement for congressional review. House Republicans introduced the resolution because two agreements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran were not submitted to Congress. Ryan voted with 244 Republicans for the resolution.^[62]^[63]

Export-Import Bank

On October 27, 2015, the House passed HR 597 - the Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 by a vote of 313-118. The bill proposes reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that want to buy U.S. goods.^[64] Ryan voted with 116 Republicans and one Democrat against the bill.^[65]

Domestic

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

On May 13, 2015, the House passed HR 2048 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 by a vote of 338-88. The legislation revised HR 3199 - the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 by terminating the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, increasing transparency of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Ryan voted with 195 Republicans and 142 Democrats to approve the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.^[66]^[67]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

On May 13, 2015, the House passed HR 36 - the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act by a vote of 242-184. The bill proposes prohibiting abortions from being performed after an unborn child is determined to be 20 weeks or older. If a woman's life is in danger or her pregnancy is the result of rape or incest which has been reported to law enforcement or an appropriate government agency at any time, an abortion may be performed. Ryan voted with 237 Republicans in favor of the bill. The vote largely followed party lines.^[68]^[69]

Cyber security

On April 23, 2015, the House passed HR 1731 - the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 by a vote of 355-63. The bill proposes creating an information sharing program that will allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats and includes liability protections for companies.^[70] Ryan voted with 219 Republicans and 135 Democrats to approve the bill.^[71]

On April 22, 2015, the House passed HR 1560 - the Protecting Cyber Networks Act by a vote of 307-116.^[72] The bill proposes procedures that will allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Ryan voted with 201 Republicans and 105 Democrats in favor of the bill.^[73]

Immigration

On November 19, 2015, the House passed HR 4038 - the American SAFE Act of 2015 by a vote of 289-137.^[74] The bill proposes instituting a stronger screening process for refugees from Iraq and Syria who apply for admission to the U.S. Ryan voted with 241 Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill.^[75]

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.^[76] For more information pertaining to Ryan's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.^[77]

National security

NDAA

Ryan voted for HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.^[78]

DHS Appropriations

Ryan voted for HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.^[79]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Ryan voted against House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.^[80]

CISPA (2013)

Ryan voted for HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.^[81]

Economy

Farm bill

On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.^[82] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.^[83]^[84] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.^[84] Ryan voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.

2014 Budget

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.^[85]^[86] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.^[86] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.^[87] It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Ryan voted with the majority of the Republican party in favor of the bill.^[85]

Report on budget

In a March 2014 report critiquing the budget situation, Ryan developed his own proposal of programs to cut. Among those programs were welfare, child care, college Pell grants and other assistance programs.^[88] In the short term, Ryan's proposal attempted to introduce some concrete Republican solutions to reverse perceptions that the GOP had become simply the party of "no" in opposition to Obama.^[88] "This report will help start the conversation. It shows that some programs work; others don't. And for many of them, we just don't know. Clearly, we can do better," Ryan said.^[88]

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.^[89] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.^[90] Ryan voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.^[91]

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.^[92] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Ryan voted against HR 2775.^[93]

Farm Bill

See also: United States Farm Bill 2013

Ryan voted for the Farm Bill on July 11, 2013. The bill passed in a 216-208 vote.^[94] The bill passed included farm policy, but did not include food stamps.^[95]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Ryan voted for House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.^[96] The vote largely followed party lines.^[97]

Healthcare

Healthcare Reform Rules

Ryan voted for House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.^[98]

Social issues

Abortion

Ryan voted for HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.^[99]

Government affairs

HR 676

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.^[100] Ryan joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.^[101]^[102]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal Cliff

Ryan voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257-167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[103]

Issues

2015 leadership election

See also: U.S. House leadership elections, 2015

The House elected Ryan to be the chamber's 54th speaker on October 29, 2015. Ryan received 236 votes on the House floor, above the 218 he needed to be elected speaker.^[104]^[105] His election came after the House Republican conference selected Ryan as its nominee for speaker at a closed-door meeting October 28, 2015. ^[106] Ryan announced his candidacy for speaker on October 22, 2015, after he made comments on October 20, 2015, that he would seek the speaker position only if House Republicans agreed to certain conditions, to be met by October 23, 2015, including getting the endorsement of the two conservative and one moderate caucuses within the conference. He also demanded a change to House rules to make it harder for a simple majority to oust the speaker, and to delegate the lion's share of the speaker's travel and fundraising duties. Two of the three groups endorsed him for speaker. And while he did not get the endorsement of the conservative Freedom Caucus, which frequently clashed the previous speaker, he did get a pledge from the group that a supermajority of its roughly 40 members would back him. He also decided to delay the discussion on changing the rules until after October 23, 2015, in a concession to the Freedom Caucus, which had been wary of a change.^[107] Ryan faced pressure to run after U.S. Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) stepped down and U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal.), the leading candidate to replace Boehner, withdrew from the race.^[108]

Book deal

Ryan published his second book, "Where Do We Go From Here?" in August 2014. His first book, "Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders," was co-authored with Republican Reps. Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy in 2010.^[109]

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Ryan endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.^[110]

See also: Endorsements for Donald Trump

2016 Presidential Endorsements by U.S. Representatives
Representative	Candidate	Date	Source
Scott Rigell	Marco Rubio (primary) Gary Johnson (general)	August 2016	The New York Times
Richard Hanna	Hillary Clinton	August 2016	Syracuse.com
Tom Campbell (California)	John Kasich (primary) Gary Johnson (general)	July 2016	The Washington Post
Ken Buck	Ted Cruz (primary) Donald Trump (general)	July 2016	Facebook
Nita Lowey	Hillary Clinton	October 2014	Armonk Daily Voice
Earl "Buddy" Carter	Donald Trump	July 2016	Savannah Morning News
Paul Gosar	Ted Cruz (primary) Donald Trump (general)	July 2016	Dr. Paul Gosar for Congress
Dan Benishek	Donald Trump	June 2016	The Detroit News
Rodney Frelinghuysen	Ted Cruz (primary) Donald Trump (general)	July 2016	Daily Record
Raul Grijalva	Hillary Clinton	June 2016	NBC News
Nancy Pelosi	Hillary Clinton	June 2016	The Hill
Paul Ryan	Donald Trump	June 2016	Politico
Jim Jordan (Ohio)	Donald Trump	May 2016	Washington Examiner
Jim Bridenstine	Ted Cruz (primary) Donald Trump (general)	May 2016	Fox 23 News
Doug Collins	Donald Trump	May 2016	AJC.com
Charles Boustany Jr.	Donald Trump	May 2016	Republican Party of Louisiana
John Fleming (Louisiana)	Donald Trump	May 2016	Republican Party of Louisiana
Rick Crawford (Arkansas)	Marco Rubio (primary) Donald Trump (general)	May 2016	KASU
Ryan Zinke	Donald Trump	May 2016	Washington Examiner
Albio Sires	Hillary Clinton	May 2016	NJ.com
Greg Walden	Donald Trump	May 2016	The Hill
Darrell Issa	Donald Trump	May 2016	Los Angeles Times
Peter King	Donald Trump	May 2016	Newsday.com
David Trott	Donald Trump	May 2016	Detroit Free Press
Lee Zeldin	Donald Trump	May 2016	Newsday.com
Steven Palazzo	Donald Trump	May 2016	MS News Now
Candice Miller	Donald Trump	May 2016	The Hill
Kevin McCarthy	Donald Trump	May 2016	The Atlantic
Steve Scalise	Donald Trump	May 2016	The Atlantic
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Donald Trump	May 2016	The Atlantic
Raul Labrador	John Kasich (primary) Donald Trump (general)	May 2016	The Atlantic
John Duncan, Jr.	Donald Trump	April 2016	Politico
Kevin Cramer	Donald Trump	April 2016	Bismarck Tribune
Renee Ellmers	Donald Trump	March 2016	CBS North Carolina
Tom Reed	Donald Trump	March 2016	Syracuse.com
Jeff Miller (Florida)	Donald Trump	April 2016	The Hill
Bill Shuster	Donald Trump	April 2016	The Hill
Scott DesJarlais	Donald Trump	February 2016	National Review
Tom Marino	Donald Trump	February 2016	Politico
Rick Nolan	Bernie Sanders	April 2016	Politico
Elijah Cummings	Hillary Clinton	April 2016	The Washington Post
Reid Ribble	Ted Cruz	April 2016	Breitbart News
Lou Barletta	Donald Trump	March 2016	The Morning Call
Ann Wagner	Ted Cruz	March 2015	Politico
Gwen Graham	Hillary Clinton	March 2016	Tallahassee Democrat
Alan Grayson	Bernie Sanders	March 2016	Politico
Ben Ray Lujan	Hillary Clinton	February 2016	CBS News
Tulsi Gabbard	Bernie Sanders	February 2016	Politico
Ander Crenshaw	Marco Rubio	February 2016	Jacksonville.com
Chris Collins	Donald Trump	February 2016	ABC News
Duncan Hunter	Donald Trump	February 2016	Politico
Justin Amash	Ted Cruz	February 2016	The Hill
Roger Williams (Texas)	Ted Cruz	February 2016	Dallas Morning News
Joe Wilson (South Carolina)	Marco Rubio	February 2016	The Post and Courier
Mark Sanford (South Carolina)	Ted Cruz (primary) Donald Trump (general)	August 2016	The Atlantic
James Clyburn	Hillary Clinton	February 2016	USA Today
Andrew Harris	Ben Carson (primary) Donald Trump (general)	May 2016	The Baltimore Sun
Steve Womack	Marco Rubio	February 2016	Arkansas Online
Lynn Westmoreland	Marco Rubio	February 2015	Atlanta Journal Constitution
Matt Salmon	Marco Rubio	February 2015	The Arizona Republic
David Price	Hillary Clinton	January 2016	WNCN
Mike Quigley	Hillary Clinton	January 2016	Quigley for Congress Facebook page
Frank Pallone	Hillary Clinton	January 2016	PolitickerNJ
Earl Blumenauer	Hillary Clinton	December 2015	Earl Blumenauer on Medium
Michael Capuano	Hillary Clinton	December 2015	Boston Globe
Maxine Waters	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	The Los Angeles Times
Jackie Speier	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	The Los Angeles Times
Pete Aguilar	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	The Los Angeles Times
Jerry McNerney	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	The Los Angeles Times
Anna Eshoo	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	The Los Angeles Times
John Yarmuth	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Courier-Journal
Denny Heck	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Seattle Times
Suzan DelBene	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Seattle Times
Ann Kirkpatrick	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	ABC15
Gwen Moore	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Gwen Moore for Congress
Corrine Brown	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Florida Politics
Bennie Thompson	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Jackson Free Press
Seth Moulton	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Boston Globe
Jared Huffman	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Jared Huffman Facebook page
Paul Tonko	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Politico
Eliot Engel	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Politico
Joe Courtney	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Joe Courtney for Congress
Bill Keating	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Wareham VillageSoup.com
Yvette Clarke	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	New York Observer
Bobby Scott (Virginia)	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Richmond Times-Dispatch
Annie Kuster	Hillary Clinton	September 2015	Concord Monitor
Dave Loebsack	Hillary Clinton	September 2015	The Des Moines Register
Cheri Bustos	Hillary Clinton	September 2015	The Des Moines Register
Zoe Lofgren	Hillary Clinton	September 2015	Zoe Lofgren Facebook page
Tim Walz	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	Pioneer Press
Bonnie Watson Coleman	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	PolitikerNJ
Bill Pascrell	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	PolitikerNJ
Donald Payne, Jr.	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	PolitickerNJ
John Garamendi	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	John Garamendi Facebook page
Jim Himes	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	Hartford Courant
Xavier Becerra	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	The Los Angeles Times
Scott Peters	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	Scott Peters Facebook page
Lois Capps	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	Lois Capps Facebook page
Marcia Fudge	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	Cleveland.com
Andre Carson	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	The Indianapolis Star
Suzanne Bonamici	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	Suzanne Bonamici Facebook page
Niki Tsongas	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	WBUR
Don Beyer	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	Don Beyer Twitter feed
Brenda Lawrence	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	The Detroit News
Matt Cartwright	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	Times News
William Lacy Clay	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Elizabeth Esty	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	Fox61
John Larson	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	Fox61
Steve Cohen	Hillary Clinton	June 2015	The Commercial Appeal
Katherine Clark	Hillary Clinton	August 2015	MassLive.com
Jim McGovern (Massachusetts)	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	MassLive.com
Joseph Kennedy III	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	MassLive.com
Patrick Murphy (Florida)	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Adam Smith	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Derek Kilmer	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Gerald Connolly	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Ruben Hinojosa (Texas congressman)	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Mike Thompson (California)	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Kathy Castor	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Marc Veasey	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Julia Brownley	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Ed Perlmutter	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Henry Cuellar	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Jared Polis	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Filemon Vela (Texas U.S. representative)	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Jim Cooper (Tennessee)	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Kurt Schrader	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Joyce Beatty	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Brad Sherman	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Sean Maloney	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Kathleen Rice	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Jose Serrano	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Adam Schiff	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Dan Kildee	Hillary Clinton	May 2015	The Hill
Emanuel Cleaver	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	The Kansas City Star
Steve Israel	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	Steve Israel Facebook page
John Conyers, Jr.	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	The Daily Caller
Diana DeGette	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	Diana DeGette Facebook page
Rick Larsen	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	Rick Larsen House Website
Karen Bass	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	The Hill
Jim McDermott (Washington)	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	The Hill
Debbie Dingell	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	The Hill
Rosa DeLauro	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	The Hill
Jerrold Nadler	Hillary Clinton	July 2015	The Hill
Nydia Velazquez	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	The Hill
Mark Takano	Hillary Clinton	February 2015	MSNBC
Ted Lieu	Hillary Clinton	February 2015	MSNBC
Tammy Duckworth	Hillary Clinton	February 2015	MSNBC
Ami Bera	Hillary Clinton	February 2015	MSNBC
Charles Rangel	Hillary Clinton	November 2014	Politico
Betty McCollum	Hillary Clinton	June 2014	Minnesota Public Radio
Bill Foster	Hillary Clinton	June 2014	Chicago Tribune
Robin Kelly	Hillary Clinton	June 2014	Chicago Tribune
Ted Deutch	Hillary Clinton	February 2014	Sun Sentinel
Joseph Crowley	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The Hill
Loretta Sanchez	Hillary Clinton	January 2015	Los Angeles Times
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Hillary Clinton	January 2015	Los Angeles Times
Grace Napolitano	Hillary Clinton	January 2015	Los Angeles Times
Frederica Wilson	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Louise Slaughter	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Terri Sewell	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
David Scott (Georgia)	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Jan Schakowsky	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Cedric Richmond	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Chellie Pingree	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Grace Meng	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Gregory Meeks	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Doris Matsui	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Stephen Lynch	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
John Lewis (Georgia)	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Sandy Levin	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Jim Langevin	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Sheila Jackson Lee	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Mike Honda	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Brian Higgins	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Alcee Hastings	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Janice Hahn	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Gene Green	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Lois Frankel	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Danny K. Davis	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Joaquin Castro	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
David Cicilline	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Hank Johnson	Hillary Clinton	January 2014	The New York Times
Richard Neal	Hillary Clinton	September 2015	MassLive
Mark Meadows (North Carolina)	Ted Cruz	January 2016	Asheville Citizen-Times
Bill Johnson (Ohio)	John Kasich	October 2015	Kasich for America
Carolyn Maloney	Hillary Clinton	November 2013	CBSNewYork
Tim Ryan (Ohio)	Hillary Clinton	November 2013	Cleveland.com
Dina Titus	Hillary Clinton	August 2013	KRNV Reno, NV
Michael Bishop	Jeb Bush	November 2015	The Hill
Mike Coffman (Colorado)	Marco Rubio	December 2015	The Denver Post
Larry Bucshon	Marco Rubio	December 2015	Evansville Courier & Press
Bill Huizenga	Marco Rubio	December 2015	The Detroit News
Markwayne Mullin	Marco Rubio	November 2015	The Hill
Doug LaMalfa	Marco Rubio	November 2015	The Hill
Todd Rokita	Marco Rubio	October 2015	The Hill
John Moolenaar	Marco Rubio	September 2015	The Hill
Austin Scott	Marco Rubio	September 2015	The Hill
Thomas Rooney	Marco Rubio	September 2015	The Hill
Susan Brooks	Chris Christie	December 2015	Christie2016
Patrick Meehan	Chris Christie	July 2015	The Hill
Leonard Lance	Chris Christie	June 2015	NJ.com
Tom MacArthur	Chris Christie	June 2015	NJ.com
Frank LoBiondo	Chris Christie	June 2015	NJ.com
Trent Franks	Mike Huckabee	January 2016	Western Journalism
Charles Fleischmann	Mike Huckabee	September 2015	The Washington Post
Bruce Westerman	Mike Huckabee	September 2015	The Washington Post
French Hill	Mike Huckabee	September 2015	The Washington Post
Gregg Harper	John Kasich	September 2015	The Washington Times
Michael Turner (Ohio)	John Kasich	July 2015	USA Today
Steve Stivers	John Kasich	July 2015	USA Today
Tom McClintock	Ted Cruz	January 2016	The Sacramento Bee
Dana Rohrabacher	Ted Cruz	November 2015	Breitbart
Jeff Fortenberry	Carly Fiorina	October 2015	Journal Star
Alexander Mooney	Ted Cruz	January 2016	The Hill
Sam Johnson (Texas congressman)	Ted Cruz	January 2016	The Texas Tribune
Judy Chu	Hillary Clinton	April 2015	The Hill
G.K. Butterfield	Hillary Clinton	January 2016	The Grio
Jason Chaffetz	Marco Rubio	January 2016	Politico
Trey Gowdy	Marco Rubio	December 2015	The Hill
Rob Bishop	Marco Rubio	December 2015	The Salt Lake Tribune
Linda Sanchez	Hillary Clinton	December 2015	La Opinion
Barbara Comstock	Marco Rubio	December 2015	The Washington Post
Brad Ashford	Hillary Clinton	December 2015	Journal Star
Eric Swalwell	Martin O'Malley	July 2015	Roll Call
Luis Gutierrez	Hillary Clinton	December 2015	Chicago Sun-Times
Sam Graves	Ted Cruz (primary) Donald Trump (general)	July 2016	KSHB
Ed Whitfield	Rand Paul	April 2015	Politico
Patrick Tiberi	John Kasich	July 2015	Cincinnati.com
Randy Weber	Ted Cruz	September 2015	The Texas Tribune
Jody Hice	Ted Cruz	September 2015	The Hill
Mo Brooks	Ted Cruz	November 2015	AL.com
John Culberson	Ted Cruz	April 2015	The Hill
John Ratcliffe	Ted Cruz	May 2015	The Hill
Louie Gohmert	Ted Cruz	May 2015	The Hill
Michael Burgess	Ted Cruz	May 2015	The Hill
Brian Babin	Ted Cruz	July 2015	The Dallas Morning News
Thomas Massie	Rand Paul	May 2015	Blog4President.us
Cynthia Lummis	Rand Paul	July 2015	Breitbart
Walter Jones	Rand Paul	April 2015	Newsmax
Brett Guthrie	Rand Paul	November 2015	Roll Call
Curt Clawson	Rand Paul	February 2015	Breitbart
Andy Barr	Rand Paul	May 2015	Politico
Jaime Herrera Beutler	Marco Rubio	November 2015	The Oregonian
Chris Stewart (Utah)	Marco Rubio	September 2015	Salt Lake Tribune
Jason Smith (Missouri representative)	Marco Rubio	November 2015	Roll Call
Pete Sessions	Jeb Bush	November 2015	Jeb! 2016
Mimi Walters	Jeb Bush	November 2015	Roll Call
David Valadao	Jeb Bush	October 2015	The Fresno Bee
Mike Rogers (Alabama)	Jeb Bush	September 2015	AL.com
Patrick McHenry	Jeb Bush	August 2015	Citizen-Times
Adam Kinzinger	Jeb Bush	August 2015	The Hill
Kay Granger	Jeb Bush	November 2015	Jeb! 2016
Jeff Denham	Jeb Bush	August 2015	The Fresno Bee
Daniel Webster (Florida)	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
Dennis Ross	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
John Mica	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
David Jolly	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hil
Mario Diaz-Balart	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
Carlos Curbelo	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
Vern Buchanan	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
Gus Bilirakis	Jeb Bush	June 2015	The Hill
Mark Amodei	Jeb Bush	August 2015	Las Vegas Sun
Mia Love	Marco Rubio	November 2015	NBC News
Luke Messer	Jeb Bush	November 2015	The Hill
Ruben Gallego	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Phoenix New Times
Chris Van Hollen	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Baltimore Sun
John Sarbanes	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Baltimore Sun
Dutch Ruppersberger	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Baltimore Sun
Donna Edwards	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Baltimore Sun
John Delaney	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Baltimore Sun
Steny Hoyer	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Baltimore Sun
Steve King (Iowa)	Ted Cruz	November 2015	Washington Post
Tony Cardenas	Hillary Clinton	November 2015	Latin Post
Mike Pompeo	Marco Rubio	November 2015	Politico
Kristi Noem	Marco Rubio	November 2015	Politico
John Carney Jr.	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Roll Call
Sean Duffy	Marco Rubio	October 2015	WSAW.com
Darin LaHood	Marco Rubio	October 2015	Quad-City Times
Hakeem Jeffries	Hillary Clinton	October 2015	Wall Street Journal
Keith Ellison (Minnesota)	Bernie Sanders	October 2015	Huffington Post
Lynn Jenkins	Carly Fiorina	September 2015	The Topeka Capital-Journal
Mick Mulvaney	Rand Paul	September 2015	The Washington Post

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Paul Ryan endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.^[111]

Elections

2018

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

The filing deadline is on June 1, 2018, and the primary election takes place on August 14, 2018.

2016

U.S. House

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Ryan (R) defeated Ryan Solen (D), Jason Lebeck (L) and Spencer Zimmerman (Trump Conservative) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ryan defeated Paul Nehlen in the Republican primary, while Solen defeated Tom Breu to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.^[112]^[113]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan Incumbent	65%	230,072
	Democratic	Ryan Solen	30.2%	107,003
	Trump Conservative	Spencer Zimmerman	2.7%	9,429
	Libertarian	Jason Lebeck	2.1%	7,486
Total Votes				353,990
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Ryan Incumbent	84.1%	57,364
Paul Nehlen	15.9%	10,864
Total Votes		68,228
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ryan Solen	59.1%	14,639
Tom Breu	40.9%	10,142
Total Votes		24,781
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

Campaign themes

The following issues were listed on Ryan's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“

Paul Ryan is committed to securing our border: Paul Ryan has always said that securing the border is the first step to any immigration reform proposal. More importantly, we need a President who will commit to work with Congress to effectively secure the border. Most recently, Paul led the House in successfully suing the President to overturn his executive order on amnesty.

Paul Ryan is taking action to stop ISIS from carrying out future attacks: Paul worked on legislation to strengthen the Visa Waiver Program to protect the homeland – denying visa waiver eligibility status to any individual who has recently traveled to terrorist hotspots like Syria and Iraq.

Paul Ryan is committed to balancing the budget and cutting spending: Paul Ryan has fought wasteful Washington spending year after year and is committed to balancing our budget, so we leave future generations a debt-free future.

Paul Ryan opposes trade agreements that do not benefit U.S. workers and businesses: Paul is withholding his support for TPP because he believes President Obama did a poor job negotiating the agreement.

^[114]

”

—Paul Ryan's campaign website, https://www.ryanforcongress.com/setting-record-straight/

Presidency

See also: Paul Ryan possible presidential campaign, 2016 and Presidential election, 2016

On January 12, 2015, Ryan announced that he would not run for president in 2016. He said, "It is amazing the amount of encouragement I have gotten from people - from friends and supporters - but I feel like I am in a position to make a big difference where I am and I want to do that," he said, referring to his role as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.^[115]

Ballotpedia Battleground Poll (June 10-22, 2016)

See also: Ballotpedia's battleground poll, 2016

Ballotpedia partnered with Evolving Strategies and surveyed voters across seven states (June 10 – 22) regarding their vote preferences. We tested six election scenarios. In one set, we matched Hillary Clinton (D) in a series of two-way contests with Donald Trump (R), Ohio Governor John Kasich (R), and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R). In the second set, we matched these same candidates in a series of three-way contests that also included former governor Gary Johnson.

In all seven states, Clinton polled higher than Trump. The tightest battleground race between the two frontrunners was in Iowa, where Clinton led Trump by a weighted 4 percentage points. Clinton saw the largest lead in Michigan, where she led Trump by a weighted 17 percentage points. Comparatively, John Kasich polled ahead of Clinton in five of the seven states, and Paul Ryan polled ahead of Clinton in three states.

Evolving Strategies and Ballotpedia surveyed 4,242 registered voters, with a margin of error of +/-4.0%.

2014

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Ryan won re-election to the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 1st District. Ryan defeated Jeremy Ryan in the Republican primary.^[116]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan Incumbent	63.3%	182,316
	Democratic	Rob Zerban	36.6%	105,552
	Independent	Keith Deschler - Write-in	0%	29
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	273
Total Votes				288,170
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Ryan Incumbent	94.3%	40,813
Jeremy Ryan	5.7%	2,450
Scattering	0.1%	30
Total Votes		43,293
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Media

Paul Ryan, "Audit."

Paul Ryan, "Step up to the Plate."

Paul Ryan, "Mom and Aunt Ellen."

In the October 2014 ad, "Audit," Ryan criticized the IRS and called for changes to the tax code.

In the October 2014 ad, "Step up to the Plate," Ryan promised to decrease spending and to reduce debt.

In the October 2014 ad, "Mom and Aunt Ellen," Ryan promised to protect Medicare and Social Security.

2012

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

Ryan won re-election in 2012.^[117] He was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Rob Zerban (D) and Keith Deschler (L) in the November general election.^[118]

While Ryan was selected by Mitt Romney on August 11 to be his running mate, Wisconsin law allowed Ryan to pursue his House re-election at the same time. If Ryan had been elected for both offices, the state would have held a special election to fill his U.S. House seat.^[119]

In 2011 redistricting, The Hill published a list of the "Top Ten House Members" who were helped by redistricting.^[120] Ryan ranked 9th on the list.^[120] The article noted that the redistricting process, controlled by Republicans in the state House, was rushed through rather quickly ahead of recalls happening in the state, and added a few more points to the Republican base in Ryan's district.^[120]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rob Zerban	43.4%	158,414
	Republican	Paul Ryan Incumbent	54.9%	200,423
	Libertarian	Keith Deschler	1.7%	6,054
	Miscellaneous	N/A	0%	167
Total Votes				365,058
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link)

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Paul Ryan, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Heckenlively (D) and Joseph Kexel (L) in the general election.^[121]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan incumbent	68.2%	179,819
	Democratic	John Heckenlively	30.1%	79,363
	Libertarian	Joseph Kexel	1.6%	4,311
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	134
Total Votes				263,627

2008

On November 4, 2008, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Marge Krupp (D) and Joseph Kexel (L) in the general election.^[122]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan incumbent	64%	231,009
	Democratic	Marge Krupp	34.7%	125,268
	Libertarian	Joseph Kexel	1.3%	4,606
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	224
Total Votes				361,107

2006

On November 7, 2006, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) in the general election.^[123]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan incumbent	62.6%	161,320
	Democratic	Jeffrey C. Thomas	37.2%	95,761
	N/A	Scattering	0.2%	515
Total Votes				257,596

2004

On November 2, 2004, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey Chapman Thomas (D), Norman Aulabaugh (I) and Don Bernau (L) in the general election.^[124]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan incumbent	65.4%	233,372
	Democratic	Jeffrey Chapman Thomas	32.6%	116,250
	Independent	Norman Aulabaugh	1.2%	4,252
	Libertarian	Don Bernau	0.8%	2,936
	N/A	Scattering	0%	166
Total Votes				356,976

2002

On November 5, 2002, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) and George Meyers (L) in the general election.^[125]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan incumbent	67.2%	140,176
	Democratic	Jeffrey C. Thomas	30.6%	63,895
	Libertarian	George Meyers	2.1%	4,406
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	136
Total Votes				208,613

2000

On November 7, 2000, Paul Ryan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas (D) in the general election.^[126]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan incumbent	66.6%	177,612
	Democratic	Jeffrey C. Thomas	33.3%	88,885
	N/A	Scattering	0.1%	294
Total Votes				266,791

1998

On November 3, 1998, Paul Ryan won election to the United States House. He defeated Lydia Carol Spottswood (D) in the general election.^[127]

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan	57.1%	108,475
	Democratic	Lydia Carol Spottswood	42.7%	81,164
	N/A	Scattering	0.2%	307
Total Votes				189,946

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor history

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
Why is that? While candidates and parties must file detailed expenditure reports, independent organizations and unions are not required to file reports in every case. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer.

Comprehensive donor information is shown below. Based on available campaign finance records, Ryan raised a total of $45,043,494 in elections. Ballotpedia updates the information below in the years following a general election.^[128]

Paul Ryan Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2016	U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1		$19,689,414
2014	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$9,358,582
2012	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$4,994,668
2010	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$3,922,760
2008	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$1,653,204
2006	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$1,462,674
2004	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$1,374,025
2002	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$1,244,748
2000	U.S. House (Wisconsin, District 1)		$1,343,419
Grand Total Raised			$45,043,494
Source: Follow the Money

2016

Ryan won re-election to the U.S. House in 2016. During that election cycle, Ryan's campaign committee raised a total of $19,689,414 and spent $13,015,379.^[129] This is more than the average $1.46 million spent by U.S. House winners in 2016.^[130]

Cost per vote

Ryan spent $56.57 per general election vote received in 2016.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1, 2016 - Paul Ryan Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$19,689,414
Total Spent	$13,015,379
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$23,748
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$16,889
Top contributors to Paul Ryan's campaign committee
Bank of America	$85,644
Nike Inc	$70,300
Blackstone Group	$68,000
Pfizer Inc	$63,255
Apple Inc	$62,850
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$4,430,717
Securities & Investment	$1,725,207
Real Estate	$982,779
Republican/Conservative	$741,651
Insurance	$657,649

2014

Ryan won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. During that election cycle, Ryan's campaign committee raised a total of $9,358,582 and spent $8,041,590.^[131] This is above than the average $1.45 million spent by House winners in 2014.^[132]

Cost per vote

Ryan spent $44.11 per general election vote received in 2014.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 2, 2014 - Paul Ryan Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$9,358,582
Total Spent	$8,041,590
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$744,040
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$704,510
Top contributors to Paul Ryan's campaign committee
Northwestern Mutual	$99,340
Assurant Inc	$38,900
Delaware North Companies	$36,200
USAA	$22,000
Carlyle Group	$21,200
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$803,590
Securities & Investment	$567,603
Insurance	$468,178
Oil & Gas	$280,149
Health Professionals	$232,930

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Ryan's campaign funds before the 2014 election.

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Ryan's reports.^[133]

Paul Ryan (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[134]	April 8, 2013	$1,363,328.25	$606,616.49	$(414,968.43)	$1,554,976.31
July Quarterly^[135]	July 8, 2013	$1,554,976.31	$1,106,812.48	$(474,978.85)	$2,186,809.94
October Quarterly^[136]	October 11, 2013	$2,186,809.94	$1,173,587.18	$(750,483.14)	$2,609,913.98
Year-end^[137]	January 31, 2014	$2,609,913	$1,053,283	$(456,603)	$3,206,594
April Quarterly^[138]	April 9, 2014	$3,206,594.31	$1,396,792.5	$(595,990.76)	$4,007,396.05
July Quarterly^[139]	July 10, 2014	$4,007,396.05	$1,611,279.85	$(1,783,117.9)	$3,835,558.00
Pre-General^[140]	October 21, 2014	$4,511,566.01	$223,741.11	$(1,877,139.88)	$2,858,167.24
			Running totals
			$7,172,112.61	$(6,353,281.96)

Ryan raised the most amount of money of all eight Wisconsin congressional members, with $1.7 million in contributions since January 2013.^[141]

2012

Ryan won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Ryan's campaign committee raised a total of $4,994,668 and spent $6,651,221.^[142]

Cost per vote

Ryan spent $33.19 per vote received in 2012.

U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, 1st District, 2012 - Paul Ryan Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$4,994,668
Total Spent	$6,651,221
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$2,265,721
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$2,250,102
Top contributors to Paul Ryan's campaign committee
Northwestern Mutual	$21,250
Baker Tilly	$19,250
UnitedHealth Group	$16,000
Abbott Laboratories	$15,250
Wells Fargo	$14,150
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$482,054
Securities & Investment	$304,750
Insurance	$192,625
Health Professionals	$151,500
Republican/Conservative	$127,235

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Ryan's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

2010

Ryan won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Ryan's campaign committee raised a total of $3,922,760 and spent $1,781,673.^[143]

U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, 1st District, 2010 - Paul Ryan Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$3,922,760
Total Spent	$1,781,673
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$12,066
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$11,649
Top contributors to Paul Ryan's campaign committee
Northwestern Mutual	$27,150
Harris Assoc	$18,300
American Family Insurance	$13,000
Aurora Healthcare	$12,674
Credit Union National Assn	$12,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$341,750
Insurance	$238,902
Securities & Investment	$238,650
Health Professionals	$217,059
Real Estate	$85,175

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Breakdown of the source of Ryan's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Personal Gain Index

See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Ryan's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,206,097 to $8,605,000. That averages to $5,405,548.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Ryan ranked as the 69th most wealthy representative in 2012.^[144] Between 2004 and 2012, Ryan‘s calculated net worth^[145] increased by an average of 22 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.^[146]

Paul Ryan Yearly Net Worth
Year	Average Net Worth
2004	$1,950,206
2012	$5,405,548
Growth from 2004 to 2012:	177%
Average annual growth:	22%^[147]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.^[148]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Ryan was the chair of the Budget Committee. Ryan received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry. Comparatively, the top industry employer in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District was Educational services, and health care and social assistance, according to a 2012 U.S. Census survey.^[149]

From 1997-2014, 24.09 percent of Ryan's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.^[150]

Paul Ryan Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$24,757,754
Total Spent	$20,862,816
Chair of the Budget Committee
Top industry in the district	Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$1,820,196
Securities & Investment	$1,363,077
Insurance	$1,312,506
Health Professionals	$811,104
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing	$656,549
% total in top industry	7.35%
% total in top two industries	12.86%
% total in top five industries	24.09%

Analysis

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.^[151]

Ryan most often votes with:

Ryan least often votes with:

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Ryan was a "rank-and-file Republican," as of July 2014.^[152] This was the same rating Ryan received in May 2013.^[153]

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Ryan missed 237 of 11,518 roll call votes from January 1999 to September 2015. This amounts to 2.1 percent, which is lower than the median of 2.2 percent among current representatives as of September 2015.^[154]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Ryan ranked 71st in the conservative rankings in 2013.^[155]

2012

Ryan was one of two members who ranked 127th in the conservative rankings in 2012.^[156]

2011

Ryan was one of three members of Congress who ranked 150th in the conservative rankings in 2011.^[157]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Ryan voted with the Republican Party 94.9 percent of the time, which ranked 86th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.^[158]

2013

Ryan voted with the Republican Party 96.2 percent of the time, which ranked 103rd among the 234 House Republican members as of June 2013.^[159]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Ryan paid his congressional staff a total of $858,307 in 2011. Overall, Wisconsin ranked 32nd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[160]

Personal

Ryan and his wife, Janna, have three children.^[161] He spent a summer working for Oscar Meyer and once drove the Weinermobile, a vehicle shaped like a hot dog in a bun.^[162]

2013 best year

Ryan was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the best years in 2013.^[163]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Paul + Ryan + Wisconsin + House

Paul Ryan News Feed

External links

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Social media:
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Biographies:
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Fact-checking:
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Financial (federal level):
Interest group ratings:
- Project Vote Smart
Issue positions:
- On The Issues
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Legislation:
- Congress.gov
Public statements:
- Project Vote Smart
Voting record:
- Project Vote Smart
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Footnotes

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[quotedisclaimer-114] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.

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[128] The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties, likely representing only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. See this page for more details.

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Paul Ryan

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2015-2016

2013-2014

2011-2012

Key votes

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

Votes on domestic policy

Votes on economic affairs and regulations

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Economic and fiscal

Trade Act of 2015

Defense spending authorization

2016 Budget proposal

2015 budget

Foreign Affairs

Iran nuclear deal

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Domestic

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Cyber security

Immigration

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Keystone Pipeline Amendment

CISPA (2013)

Economy

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2014 Budget

Report on budget

Government shutdown

Farm Bill

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Healthcare

Healthcare Reform Rules

Social issues

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2010

Personal Gain Index

PGI: Change in net worth

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