Tim Ryan (politician)

Timothy John "Tim" Ryan (born July 16, 1973) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district, from 2003 to 2023. The district, numbered as the 17th district from 2003 to 2013, takes in a large swath of northeast Ohio, from Youngstown to Akron. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio Senate.

Tim Ryan
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byJames Traficant
Succeeded byEmilia Sykes
Constituency17th district (2003–2013)
13th district (2013–2023)
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 3, 2001 – December 19, 2002
Preceded byAnthony Latell
Succeeded byMarc Dann
Personal details
Born
Timothy John Ryan

(1973-07-16) July 16, 1973 (age 51)
Niles, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Andrea Zetts (m. 2013)
Children1, and 2 stepchildren
EducationBowling Green State University (BA)
University of New Hampshire (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website
House website

Ryan was seen as a possible presidential candidate in 2020 following the 2018 midterms.[1][2][3] On April 4, 2019, Ryan announced his candidacy for president.[4] On October 24, 2019 Ryan dropped out of the election citing low polling numbers and lack of qualifications for the debates.[5]

In February 2021, Ryan said that he was planning to run for United States Senator in Ohio in the 2022 Senate race, replacing retiring Republican Senator Rob Portman.[6] He official announced his candidacy in late April 2021.[7] In May 2022, Ryan won the Democratic nomination for the Senate.[8] He lost the election in November to J. D. Vance.

References

  1. O'Reilly, Andrew (February 6, 2019). "Rep. Tim Ryan, who once challenged Pelosi, mulling 2020 presidential bid". Fox News. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. Gomez, Henry J. (February 8, 2019). "Rep. Tim Ryan Is Heading To Iowa And New Hampshire As He Considers Running For President". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. Godfrey, Elaine (March 15, 2019). "Can a Rust Belt Yogi Save the Democratic Party?". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. "Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan throws his name into growing 2020 field". NBC. April 4, 2019.
  5. "Tim Ryan ends 2020 presidential campaign". CNN. October 24, 2019.
  6. "Tim Ryan running for Senate: Report". MSN. February 2, 2021.
  7. "I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight like hell to cut workers in on the deal". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  8. Linton, Caroline; Brewster, Adam; Navarro, Aaron. "Ohio primary results: Trump-backed J.D. Vance wins Republican Senate race". CBS News. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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