LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Miami University (Ohio) - BA, economics and political science (1992)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 64.95%

  Republican
  Ryan Asher Solen, 30.21%

  Democrat
  Spencer Zimmerman, 2.66%

  Trump Conservative
  Jason Lebeck, 2.11%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 63.27%

  Republican
  Robert Thomas Zerban (Rob), 36.63%

  Democrat

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 54.90%

  Republican
  Robert Thomas Zerban (Rob), 43.39%

  Democrat
  Keith Deschler, 1.66%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 68.21%

  Republican
  John Heckenlively, 30.10%

  Democrat
  Joseph Kexel, 1.64%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 63.97%

  Republican
  Marge Krupp, 34.69%

  Democrat
  Joseph Kexel, 1.28%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 62.63%

  Republican
  Jeffrey C. Thomas, 37.17%

  Democrat

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 65.56%

  Republican
  Jeffrey Chapman Thomas, 32.66%

  Democrat
  Norman Aulabaugh, 1.19%

  Independent

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 67.19%

  Republican
  Jeffrey C Thomas, 30.63%

  Democrat
  George Meyers, 2.11%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 66.57%

  Republican
  Jeffrey C Thomas, 33.32%

  Democrat

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
  Paul Davis Ryan Jr., 57.11%

  Republican
  Lydia Carol Spottswood, 42.73%

  Democrat

Employment History

• American Idea Foundation Inc. (2019-)

  Founder and President

Associated Organizations

• Team Ryan

• Prosperity PAC

• Ryan for Congress Inc. (Wisconsin)

• Romney for President Inc. (Aug. 2012-Nov. 2012)

  Candidate for Vice President of the United States

• American Enterprise Institute (Sept. 2019-)

  Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Awards

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Public Service and Enduring Support of the United States Military (U.S. Department of Defense) (Nov. 2018)

• Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: fishing, bowhunting
  

Publications

• The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea (2014)

• Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders (2010)

  Co-authors: Cantor, Eric Ivan; McCarthy, Kevin Owen
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• 
  Email, work:
  paul@americanideafoundation.com

Washington, D.C. Office
Washington, District of Columbia
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Privately Financed Travel

17 trips taken between 2001 - 2011 costing $57,526

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 3/16/2017: Statue of a famine ship which depicts the survivors disembarking from Ireland ($4.00)
• 6/17/2017: Historical coin cufflinks from Israel ($1.00)
• 4/25/2018: Set of Cristofle silver plated bookends from France ($700.00)

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Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• House aide and NRA lobbyist heads to Peace Corp

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 25, 2019
  The newest addition to the Peace Corps' congressional relations team has an unusual bulletpoint on his resume: He's a former NRA lobbyist. read more

• Former speaker aide ships off to American Waterways

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 11, 2016
  A former aide to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has found a new job that floats his boat: Justin Lampert is now government affairs associate at the American Waterways Operators.The 72-year-old trade association represents the American barge, tugboat and towboat industry. read more

• Ex-press secretary energized by new job at Chevron

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 28, 2016
  Smyth Anderson's years on the Hill were hardly a waste of energy. This month, the former press secretary headed to Chevron to work as the oil and gas company's policy, government and public affairs specialist. read more

• Obama and Wilmore move staffers to Twitter

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on May 2, 2016
  Comedian Larry Wilmore, the roaster-in-chief for President Obama's final White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend, might have bombed inside the Hilton ballroom, but several congressional staffers on the outside took to Twitter on Sunday to praise Wilmore's performance. Many staffers thought Obama was the real comedian-in-chief on that night. read more

• Young hopes island visit leads to Senate

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on March 16, 2016
  An Indiana congressman hoping for a Senate seat traveled to the posh Georgia resort town of Sea Island for the forum that helped launch the presidential campaigns of Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). read more

• Speaker's adviser jumps to professional philanthropy

  Posted by Sean Myers on Jan. 29, 2016
  A career legislative staffer has left her role as chief policy adviser to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for a job in a nonprofit organization that promotes philanthropy. read more

• Halliburton brings on new experience with gushers

  Posted by LegiStorm on Dec. 18, 2015
  Halliburton Co. has found a new Washington lobbying hire who has experience with gushers - if you count the tear bursts of former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). read more

• Farewell John Boehner - Departing Speaker gets bipartisan sendoff

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Oct. 30, 2015
  It is Rep. John Boehner's (R-Ohio) last day in Congress after a five-year speakership and a 24-year career. When he first announced his surprise resignation in late September, it was met with empathy, cynicism and some errant cheering from his own party. Now, members this week have paused to give their final farewell as the gavel passes to an apprehensive and unenvied Paul Ryan. read more