Democracy in Action P2016 Timeline Highlights from the Life and Career of Rep. Paul Ryan

Rep. Paul Ryan: A Timeline

Def. Marge Krupp (D) by 68.2% to 30.1% and 1.6% for Joseph Kexel (L).

Jan. 5 - Republicans having won control of the House, Ryan becomes chairman of the Budget Committee.
Jan. 25 - Delivers Republican response to the State of the Union. >

Aug. 11 - Mitt Romney announces selection of Ryan. > Aug. 29 - Accepts VP nomination at the RNC in Tampa. > Oct. 11 - VP debate at Centre College. > Nov. 6 - Romney-Ryan ticket defeated, but re-elected to Congress.

Aug. 19 - Where Do We Go From Here (Twelve) due out.

Jan. 20 - Age on Inauguration Day 46 years, 11.7 months old.

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Nov. 7 - Def. Jeffrey Thomas (D) by 66.6% to 33.3%.
Dec. 2 - Marries Janna Little, a tax attorney and lobbyist originally from Oklahoma.

Nov. 5 - Def. Jeffrey Thomas (D) by 67.2% to 30.6% and 2.1% for George Meyers (L).

Nov. 2 - Def. Jeffrey Thomas (D) by 65.4% to 32.6% and the rest for Lib. and Indep. candidates.

Nov. 7 - Def. Jeffrey Thomas (D) by 62.8% to 37.2%.

Ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee.

May - "Roadmap for America's Future."
Nov. 4 - Def. Marge Krupp (D) by 64.0% to 34.7% and 1.3% for Joseph Kexel (L).

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Interns for Sen. Bob Kasten (R-WI) in Washington, DC.

B.A. in economics/political sciences (double major) from Miami University in Oxford, OH.
Staffer to Sen. Bob Kasten (R-WI), but Kasten was defeated on Nov. 3.

Staff assistant at Empower America, 1993-95.

Staffer to Rep. Sam Brownback, 1995-97.

(Brownback elected to Senate in Nov. 5 special election).

Marketing consultant for the Ryan Incorporated Central construction company.

Elected to Congress, def. Lydia Spottswood (D) by 57% to 43%. (Open seat-Rep. Mark Neumann ran for U.S. Senate).

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1999

Father dies.

Graduates from Joseph A. Craig High School. Starts at Miami University in Oxford, OH.

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Born Jan. 29, 1970 in Janesville, WI to Betty and Paul Ryan, youngest of four children. Ryan, Sr. was an attorney and she a stay-at-home mom. Ryan is a fifth generation Wisconsin native.

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PauL and Janna have three children: daughter Liza, the oldest, and sons Charlie and Sam.