Ryan Solen

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Ryan Solen

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

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Ryan Solen was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin.

Elections

2016

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.

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

2016

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

“	Healthcare: The country needs to move toward a single-payer universal system that ensures all citizens are able to obtain the same high quality of care. Economy: Employment has been on the rise, but it still is not good enough. Wages are stagnant, and have been for some time. We need to put a control on businesses relocating outside of the country for the tax benefits. If they are not in our country by registration, they should be treated like any other foreign company, including tariffs and restrictions regardless of where their manufacturing actually takes place. Education: Higher education is expensive, and has tuition rates that increase almost annually. This often results in loans that cripple students' finances for many years. I have a hard time declaring that all higher education should be free. However, I do believe that covering the cost of the first two years at a state school would certainly help, as well as the ability to refinance student loans the same as any other loan. A cap on the percentage rate is also called for. My position on free or drastically reduced price education is slowly evolving. National Debt: Pay off the national debt, and balance the budget. Minimum Wage: If someone works 40 hours per week, they should be able to make a livable wage. In addition, by increasing consumers' ability to purchase, businesses win through increased sales. The minimum wage needs to be tied in some way to the poverty metric.	”
—Ryan Solen's campaign website, http://www.solenforcongress.com/the_issues

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
• Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)