Paul Ryan

Paul Davis Ryan Jr. (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician serving as the 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2015. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States, running alongside former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.\n', '

Ryan also has been the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin\'s 1st congressional district since 1999. He was previously chair of the House Ways and Means Committee from January 3 to October 29, 2015, and, before that, chair of the House Budget Committee from 2011 to 2015. On October 29, 2015, Ryan was elected to replace John Boehner as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives following Boehner\'s retirement, becoming the first person from Wisconsin to hold this position. On April 11, 2018, Ryan announced that he will not be seeking re-election in 2018.…