Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan
62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
October 29, 2015 – January 3, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJohn Boehner
Succeeded byNancy Pelosi
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byMark Neumann
Succeeded byBryan Steil
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – October 29, 2015
Preceded byDave Camp
Succeeded bySam Johnson (Acting)
Chairman of the House Budget Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byJohn Spratt
Succeeded byTom Price
Personal details
Born
Paul Davis Ryan

(1970-01-29) January 29, 1970 (age 54)
Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Janna Little
Children3
Alma materMiami University
WebsiteSpeaker.gov
House website
Paul Ryan on Twitter

Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician. He was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from October 29, 2015 to January 3, 2019. He was a member of U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2019. He was also the House Budget Committee chairman.

Ryan also served as Chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2011 to 2015. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2012 election. On October 22, 2015, Ryan said he was going to run for Speaker of the United States to succeed John Boehner. He was elected on October 29 and shortly afterwards became speaker. As Speaker, Ryan helped launch the House passing of the American Health Care Act.

Ryan announced his retirement from Congress on April 11, 2018.[1][2][3]

  1. CNN, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez. "House Speaker Paul Ryan won't seek re-election". CNN. Retrieved April 11, 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. Martin, Jonathan; Burns, Alexander (April 11, 2018). "Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-election in November". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. Costa, Robert; Kim, Seung Min; Wagner, John (April 11, 2018). "House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection, he tells friends and colleagues". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

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