Rep. Ryan is Romney's VP Choice
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Updated: August 11, 2012
Boston, MA (WFRV) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has announced Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan as his Vice
Presidential running mate. The Romney campaign will also announce this decision during a press conference this morning in Norfolk, VA where he is kicking off a four-day, four-state bus tour.
In its press release, the Romney campaign provided this detailed biography of Rep. Ryan, who represents Wisconsin's First Congressional District:
CBS is carrying this announcement live at 8:00 a.m. You can watch it on WFRV-TV.
In its press release, the Romney campaign provided this detailed biography of Rep. Ryan, who represents Wisconsin's First Congressional District:
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Rep. Paul Ryan is in his seventh term in Congress representing
Wisconsin's First Congressional District. He is Chairman
of the House Budget Committee, where he has worked tirelessly leading
the effort to reign in federal spending and increase accountability to
taxpayers. He also serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, where
he has focused on simplifying the tax code and
making health care more affordable and accessible.
In January 2010, Ryan gained attention nationwide after unveiling his "Roadmap for America's Future," a proposal to eliminate
the federal deficit, reform the tax code, and preserve entitlements for future generations.
Representative Ryan was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on January 29, 1970. A fifth-generation Wisconsin native, Ryan was
the youngest of four children born to Paul Ryan Sr., who worked as an attorney, and Betty, a stay-at-home mom.
In April 2000, Ryan proposed to Janna Little, a native Oklahoman, at one of his favorite fishing spots, Big St. Germain
Lake in Wisconsin. Later that year, the two were married in Oklahoma City.
The Ryans reside in Janesville with their three children, Liza, Charlie and Sam. The family are parishioners at St. John
Vianney Catholic Church.
Upon
entering Congress in January of 1999, Ryan was the youngest member of
the freshmen class at the age of 28. Prior to
running for Congress, Ryan served as an aide to Republican Senators
Robert Kasten Jr. and Sam Brownback, former U.S. Rep. and Vice
Presidential Candidate Jack Kemp, and as a speechwriter for Education
Secretary William Bennett.
Ryan is a graduate of Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville and earned degrees in economics and political science from
Miami University in Ohio. He is an avid outdoorsman and is a member is of his local archery association, the Janesville Bowmen.
CBS is carrying this announcement live at 8:00 a.m. You can watch it on WFRV-TV.
