Ryan Aument

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Ryan Aument
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Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41

Pennsylvania State Senate District 36
Successor: James Malone

Education

Bachelor's

The Citadel, 1999

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Profession
County Clerk of Courts
Contact

Ryan Aument (Republican Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 36. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Aument (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Aument resigned from the Pennsylvania State Senate on December 31, 2024, to accept a role in U.S. Sen. David McCormick's office.[1]


Biography

Aument earned his B.S. in education from the Citadel in 1999. His professional experience includes working in the office of State Representative Bryan Cutler and most recently as the Clerk of Courts for Lancaster County. He has also served on the Quarryville Borough Council. Aument served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Aument was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Aument was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Aument was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Communications & Technology, Chair
Education, Vice chair
Finance
Health & Human Services
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Aument served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Aument served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Aument served on these committees:

Elections

2022

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

Incumbent Ryan Aument won election in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Aument
Ryan Aument (R)
 
100.0
 
91,710

Total votes: 91,710
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

Incumbent Ryan Aument defeated Mike Miller in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Aument
Ryan Aument
 
60.0
 
24,583
Mike Miller
 
39.9
 
16,345
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

Total votes: 40,972
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

Incumbent Ryan Aument defeated William Troutman Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Aument
Ryan Aument (R)
 
66.4
 
69,851
Image of William Troutman Jr.
William Troutman Jr. (D)
 
33.6
 
35,280

Total votes: 105,131
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

William Troutman Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Troutman Jr.
William Troutman Jr.
 
100.0
 
7,546

Total votes: 7,546
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

Incumbent Ryan Aument advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Aument
Ryan Aument
 
100.0
 
22,715

Total votes: 22,715
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2014

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Gary Schreckengost was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ryan Aument defeated Gordon Denlinger in the Republican primary. Aument defeated Schreckengost in the general election.[2][3]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Aument 72.3% 54,058
     Democratic Gary Schreckengost 27.7% 20,686
Total Votes 74,744
Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Aument 61.5% 10,187
Gordon Denlinger 38.5% 6,381
Total Votes 16,568

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Aument ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 41. Aument ran unchallenged in the April 24 primary and defeated Marcy Dubroff in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 41, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Aument Incumbent 59.8% 20,183
     Democratic Marcy Dubroff 40.2% 13,562
Total Votes 33,745

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Aument won election to District 41 in 2010. He was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Gerald Policoff in the November 2 general election.[6]

Pennsylvania State House, District 41
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Aument (R) 15,616 66.1%
Gerald Policoff (D) 7,994 33.9%

Campaign finance summary


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Ryan Aument campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Pennsylvania State Senate District 36Won general$1,187,282 $1,110,057
2018Pennsylvania State Senate District 36Won general$361,533 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36Won $378,968 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 41Won $78,993 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 41Won $63,346 N/A**
Grand total$2,070,122 $1,110,057
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign themes

2022

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2014

Aument's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]

Making Jobs and Economic Growth a Top Priority

  • Excerpt: "That’s why, as Representative, he has always supported a private sector, free market approach to improving our economy. Ryan he knows government doesn’t create economic growth and new jobs, people do."

Controlling Spending. Protecting Taxpayers

  • Excerpt: "That’s why — since his first day in office — he has been a leader in the fight for real fiscal discipline that cuts spending and changes how our state borrows money to protect us in the future."

Working for Property Tax Relief

  • Excerpt: "Ryan believes that homeowners shouldn’t be the only people responsible for paying for our schools. He also knows we can make schools cost less – while still being effective for our children."

Leading by Example to Reform Harrisburg

  • Excerpt: "Unlike some legislators who claim to be conservative reformers but took the perks and per diems before public outcry, Ryan has always fought for real reform to ensure open and transparent government – and to save us money."

Protecting Our Conservative Values

  • Excerpt: "Ryan is a staunch conservative – pro-life, pro-Second Amendment and pro-traditional marriage – with a record to match."

Furlough policy

In November 2013, Aument introduced one of three bills seeking to relax teacher furlough policies in light of budget deficits and economic necessity. "School districts are asking for flexibility in making furlough decisions," Aument said. The bill would attempt to keep teacher effectiveness and student achievement as the standards for furlough policy. "We should be focusing education policy on students and achievement," Aument said. "If there needs to be an economic furlough, we can all agree that it is in the best interest of students to protect our most effective educators."[8] The bill was referred to the Education Committee, which took no further action.[9]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


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2024

In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.

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2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Aument's endorsements included the following:[10]

  • Republican Party of Lancaster County
  • State Representative David Hickernell, 98th District
  • State Representative Mindy Fee, 37th District
  • State Representative Keith Greiner, 43rd District
  • State Representative Bryan Cutler, 100th District
  • State Senator Lloyd Smucker, 13th District
  • Former State Senator Noah Wenger, 36th District

Personal

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Aument and his wife, Kate, live in Landisville with their son.[11]

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