House of Representatives who represented Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. On April 11, , Ryan announced that he would not seek re-election in He stated, "Serving as speaker has been a great honor. Now, with all three of my kids in their teens, I am ready to set new priorities. I intend to serve my full term as I was elected to do. But I will be retiring in January, leaving this majority in good hands and with a bright future. Ryan was elected as speaker of the House on October 29, He was elected at age 45 and was the youngest speaker to serve since Ryan was first elected to the U.
House in In , Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney chose Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate in his unsuccessful campaign versus President Barack Obama D. Ryan graduated from Joseph A. Craig High School in Wisconsin. Prior to entering Congress in at age 28, Ryan also worked on the policy staff for the conservative think tank Empower America.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Ryan's academic, professional, and political career: [7]. As speaker of the House , Ryan served on no committees. As speaker of the House , Ryan did not serve on any committees.
Before being elected speaker on October 29, , Ryan served on the following committees: [8]. Ryan served on the following committees: [9] [10]. Ryan was a member of the following House committees: [11]. Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues.
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Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, , and for other purposes. HR Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year , and for other purposes HJ Res Voted Yea on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years through H Con Res Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Votes on foreign policy and national security issues click to expand.
The first session of the th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2, introduced bills 0. Comparatively, the th Congress had 1. In the second session, the th Congress enacted out of 3, introduced bills 4. Comparatively, the th Congress had 7. Trade adjustment assistance TAA is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services. The measure was packaged with trade promotion authority TPA , also known as fast-track authority.
TPA is a legislative procedure that allows Congress to define "U. Ryan was one of 86 Republicans to vote in favor of TAA. TPA gives the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster. 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 was rejected earlier the same day.
Ryan was one of Republicans to support the measure. Ryan was one of Republicans to vote in favor of the amendment. Ryan was one of Republicans to vote in favor of HR The bill "authorizes FY 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. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, On April 30, , the House voted to approve SConRes11 , a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year , by a vote of The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government.
All Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution. Ryan voted with other Republicans to approve the bill. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 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 other Republican representatives to approve the bill. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran. Ryan voted with Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill. Suspension of Iran sanctions relief On September 11, , the House approved HR —To suspend until January 21, , 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 HR prohibited "the President, prior to January 21, , 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.
Presidential non-compliance of section 2 On September 10, , the House passed H Res —Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of —by a vote of Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 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 Republicans for the resolution. The bill proposed reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that wanted to buy U. It became law on June 2, The bill proposed prohibiting abortions from being performed after a fetus was determined to be 20 weeks or older. The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. Ryan voted with Republicans in favor of the bill.
The bill proposed creating an information sharing program that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. It also proposed including liability protections for companies. Ryan voted with Republicans and Democrats in favor of the bill. Ryan voted with Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill. The second session of the th Congress enacted into law out of the introduced bills 7 percent.
Comparatively, the th Congress had 4. The bill passed the House on June 14, , with a vote of - Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.
The bill passed the House on June 6, , with a vote of - that was largely along party lines. 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 bill passed the House on April 18, , with a vote of - 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. On January 29, , the U. The nearly 1,page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through On January 15, , the Republican -run House approved H.
Ryan voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill. In a March 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.
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. On September 30, , 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 In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. The shutdown ended on October 16, , when the House took a vote on HR after it was approved by the Senate. 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. Ryan voted against HR Ryan voted for the Farm Bill on July 11, The bill passed in a vote. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, , with a vote of - 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. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, , with a vote of 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. The resolution passed the House on June 18, , with a vote of - that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization. On July 30, , the U.
House approved a resolution to to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. All Democrats voted against the resolution. Ryan voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and 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 vote on January 1, The House elected Ryan to be the chamber's 54th speaker on October 29, Ryan received votes on the House floor, above the he needed to be elected speaker. 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 with 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, , in a concession to the Freedom Caucus, which had been wary of a change. John Boehner R-Ohio stepped down and U. Kevin McCarthy R-Cal. Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy in Paul Ryan endorsed Mitt Romney in the presidential election. Paul Ryan did not file to run for re-election. Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican.
The primary elections took place on August 9, The following issues were listed on Ryan's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here. On January 12, , Ryan announced that he would not run for president in 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.
Ballotpedia partnered with Evolving Strategies and surveyed voters across seven states June 10 — 22 regarding their vote preferences. We tested six election scenarios. 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. Ryan won re-election to the U. House to represent Wisconsin's 1st District.
Ryan defeated Jeremy Ryan in the Republican primary. Ryan won re-election in 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. House seat. He defeated Jeffrey C. Thomas D in the general election. Thomas D and George Meyers L in the general election. He defeated Lydia Carol Spottswood D in the general election. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties.
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Source: Follow the Money. House winners in Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the elections season. Below are Ryan's reports.
The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.
Ryan ranked as the 69th most wealthy representative in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.
In the th 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 U.
Census survey. From , 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.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Ryan was a " rank-and-file Republican ," as of July According to the website GovTrack, Ryan missed of 11, roll call votes from January to September This amounted to 2. 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. Ryan ranked 71st in the conservative rankings in Ryan was one of two members who ranked th in the conservative rankings in Ryan was one of three members of Congress who ranked th in the conservative rankings in The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. Ryan voted with the Republican Party The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress.
Overall, Wisconsin ranked 32nd in average salary for representative staff. The average U. Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Ryan and his wife, Janna, have three children. Ryan was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the best years in Paul Ryan News Feed. What's on my ballot?
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Please contact us with any updates. Republican Party. Personal website. Personal Twitter. Agriculture and Nutrition Act of Conference report HR 2 Bill Passed on December 12, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of HR 2 second vote Bill Passed on June 21, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance.
It also proposed modifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program. Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act HR 36 Bill Passed on October 3, 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.
Kate's Law HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U. No Sanctuary for Criminals Act HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws.
HR Bill Passed on January 22, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, HR Bill Passed on January 18, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year , and for other purposes HJ Res Bill Passed on December 7, Proposed funding the government until December 22, This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution.
It combined 12 appropriations bills. Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Bill Passed on September 8, Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, , and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR Bill Passed on January 30, Proposed providing appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, HR Bill Passed on July 27, 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, It did not provide budget authority.
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Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation. Have we had our arguments this year? Sure, we have. You know what I call those? We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. Another Trump scandal surfaced on October 7, , when The Washington Post released a recording in which he lewdly described kissing and groping women.
Ryan asked Trump not to attend a campaign event the next day, and said in a statement: "I am sickened by what I heard today. Women are to be championed and revered, not objectified. I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests.
After one of the most contentious presidential races in U. Donald Trump heard a voice out in this country that no one else heard. He turned politics on its head. And now, Donald Trump will lead a unified Republican government. Some of the bills provisions included offering individuals refundable tax credits to purchase health insurance, restructuring Medicaid with the federal government sending states a fixed amount of money, allowing insurers to charge older enrollees five times more than younger people and preventing government funding for abortion.
President Trump endorsed the bill on Twitter, referring to it as "our wonderful new Healthcare Bill. The House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on the bill on March 22, but it was delayed because Republicans did not have enough votes to pass.
Republican groups met behind closed doors and with President Trump to arrive at a majority of votes ultimately without success.
On March 23, the president issued an ultimatum for Republicans to vote on the bill or the ACA would stand. Unable to galvanize enough support, Republicans withdrew the bill on March 24 in a major legislative setback for Ryan and President Trump. After working to gather more support, Ryan was successful in his next effort to introduce repeal legislation, which passed by a narrow vote on May 4.
After that point, however, his hands remained tied as efforts to repeal Obamacare stalled in the Senate. Ryan next turned his attention to his pet issue of tax reform. He again found success in this endeavor, wrangling passage of a House bill by a vote on November Among its provisions, the tax bill lowered the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent, reduced the number of individual tax brackets from seven to four and doubled the standard deduction.
On December 2, Senate Republicans eked out a narrow win for their version of the bill, leaving the two chambers needing to reconcile their differences for the bill to become law. As Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scrambled to patch the final legislation together, additional problems surfaced over whether to fund Obamacare as part of a year-end spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
After drawing criticism for trumpeting the small pay increase in the wake of major corporate tax cuts, Ryan deleted his tweet, subsequently drawing more attention for doing so.
In March , Ryan was at the forefront of congressional opposition to President Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, arguing that such measures would ignite a trade war and impact consumers. After whispers of Ryan's retirement surfaced during the final days of the tax bill's passage — and were subsequently shot down by the House leader — he confirmed the news in a meeting with Republican colleagues in April Growing emotional at times, he said he was "leaving this majority in good hands with what I believe is a very bright future," and looking forward to spending more time with his children.
Ryan said he would continue serving until the congressional term ended in January , leaving time for possible successors, like House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise, to jostle for power.
At age 16, Ryan discovered his year-old father had died in his bed after suffering a heart attack. Ryan has credited his father's death with helping him understand 21st century American social service programs. Ryan has been married to Janna Little Ryan since December Roger Marshall in as one of Marshall's sons "dabs" during an unofficial ceremony. Ryan watches in as Trump is sworn in. Trump speaks to Ryan after signing a bill in in the Oval Office. Trump congratulates Ryan after Republicans pass legislation in aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
Ryan holds up a pint of Guinness as he proposes a toast in March during the Friends of Ireland luncheon. Ryan announces his retirement from Congress on April 11, Birth date: January 29, Birth place: Janesville, Wisconsin.
Birth name: Paul Davis Ryan. Read More. Father: Paul M. Ryan, an attorney. Marriage: Janna Little Ryan December 2, present. Children: Liza, Charlie, Sam. Education: Miami University Ohio , B. Religion: Roman Catholic. Other Facts. Ryan's father died of a heart attack when Ryan was Double-majored in economics and political science at Miami University Ohio. Ryan is a fitness buff and enjoys bow hunting.
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