Paul Ryan Research Paper
Debate Final- Political Figure Presentation- Paul Ryan
One of the most difficult challenges I have ever faced is Mario. There I said it. It’s a virtual world where you’re supposed to beat a huge, magical, dragon with multiple lives and unlimited resources. I get killed by the walking turtle that was clearly ahead of me. However unrealistic this scenario may be, there are some real life aspects. Each of us, like Mario, has to overcome a series of obstacles before we can accomplish our goals. Paul Ryan is no exception. The road he has traveled to get to the point he is at and the one he has yet to embark upon is like a Mario game, full of obstacles.
His adventure begins with his birth. Paul Davis Ryan was born on January 29, 1970, in Janesville, …show more content…
Wisconsin. His father, Paul Ryan Sr., worked as an attorney, and his mother, Betty Ryan, was a stay-at-home mom. Ryan has one sister, Janet, and two brothers, Tobin and Stan. He attended Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville where he participated in several academic and social clubs including the Model United Nations.
When he was 16, Ryan found his 55-year-old father lying dead in bed of a heart attack.
Following the death of his father, Ryan 's grandmother moved in with the family because she had Alzheimer 's. Ryan helped care for her while his mother commuted to college in Madison, Wisconsin. After his father 's death Ryan received Social Security survivors benefits until his 18th birthday, which were saved up in order to pay for his college education.
He attended Miami University in Ohio, majoring in economics and political science. He graduated in 1992. After graduation he began working as a marketing consultant for a family-run branch of a Wisconsin construction company. He entered politics a few years later, working as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Bob Kasten. In his early years working on Capitol Hill, Ryan supplemented his income by working as a waiter, as a fitness trainer and at other jobs.
A few months after Kasten lost to Democrat Russ Feingold in the 1992 election, Ryan became a speechwriter for Empower America, a conservative advocacy group. Ryan later worked as a speechwriter for Kemp, the Republican vice presidential candidate in the 1996 United States presidential election. Kemp became Ryan 's mentor, and Ryan cites him as a "huge influence." Ryan then worked for U.S. Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas before returning to Wisconsin in 1997, where he worked for a year as a marketing consultant for Ryan Incorporated Central, his relatives ' construction
company.
Ryan was first elected to the House in 1998, winning the 1st District seat of Mark Neumann, a two-term incumbent who had vacated his seat to make an ultimately unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate. Ryan won the Republican primary over 29-year-old pianist Michael J. Logan of Twin Lakes and the general election against his Democratic opponent, Lydia Spottswood. This made him the second-youngest member of the House.
Reelected seven times, Ryan has never received less than 55 percent of the vote. He successfully defended his seat against Democratic challenger Jeffrey C. Thomas in the 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 elections. In 2002, Ryan had also faced Libertarian candidate George Meyers. Ryan defeated Democratic nominee Marge Krupp in the 2008 election. Ryan defeated Democrat John Heckenlively and Libertarian Joseph Kexel in the 2010 general election in his district.
He faced Democratic nominee Rob Zerban in the 2012 House election. As of July 25, 2012, Ryan had over $5.4 million in his congressional campaign account, more than any other House member. Finance, insurance and real estate were the sectors that contributed most to his campaign. Under Wisconsin election law, Ryan was allowed to run concurrently for vice president and for Congress and was not allowed to remove his name from the Congressional ballot after being nominated for the vice presidency. Ryan was reelected to the House in 2012 with 55% of his district 's vote.
Ryan became the ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee in 2007, and then chairman in 2011 after Republicans took control of the House. That same year he was selected to deliver the Republican response to the State of the Union address.
On May 21, 2008, Ryan introduced the Roadmap for America 's Future Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the "Ryan budget." On April 1, 2009, Ryan introduced his alternative to the 2010 United States federal budget. This alternative budget would have eliminated the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, lowered the top tax rate to 25%, introduced an 8.5% value-added consumption tax and imposed a five-year spending freeze on all discretionary spending. It was ultimately rejected in the House by a vote of 293–137, with 38 Republicans in opposition.
On January 27, 2010, Ryan released a modified version of his Roadmap for America 's Future Act of 2010.
On April 11, 2011, Ryan introduced a federal budget for fiscal year 2012. The House passed this Ryan Plan on April 15, 2011, by a vote of 235–193. A month later, the bill was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 57–40.
On March 23, 2012 Ryan introduced a new version of his federal budget for the fiscal year 2013. On March 29, 2012, the House of Representatives passed the resolution along partisan lines, 228 yeas to 191 nays. Ryan 's budget seeks to reduce all discretionary spending in the budget from 12.5% of GDP in 2011 to 3.75% of GDP in 2050. In March 2013, Ryan submitted a new budget plan for Fiscal Year 2014 to the House. It would set to balance the budget by 2023 by repealing Obama 's PPACA and institute federal vouchers into Medicare. Ryan has cited health care, education and food safety as examples of "runaway" federal spending. This budget, House Concurrent Resolution 25, was voted on by the House on March 21, 2013 and it passed 221-207.
On August 11, 2012, former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Ryan, a favorite of fiscal conservatives, as his running mate for vice president, via the Romney campaign 's mobile phone application. The announcement ended months of media speculation over potential vice-presidential candidates for the 2012 election.
On August 28, 2012—the first day of the 2012 Republican National Convention, held in Tampa, Florida—Romney was officially named the Republican Party 's presidential nominee for the election. During the Republican National Convention, 2012 election candidates Romney and Ryan received support from several fellow Republican politicians, as well as wives Ann Romney and Janna Ryan, a former attorney who is now a stay-at-home mom.
Janna offered words of support for her husband with a brief speech, stating, "I just want to say thank you to the Romneys for welcoming me, my husband, Paul, and our three children on this journey. It 's a tremendous honor to be America 's comeback team with you all."
Paul Ryan took center stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention, with a lengthy speech to the Republican Party: "When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let 's get this done. ' And that is exactly what we are going to do," he stated.
The results of the election were announced on November 6, 2012: Romney was defeated by President Obama in a suspense-filled race that, early on, remained close. Obama won nearly 60 percent of the electoral vote, also winning the popular vote by more than 1 million ballots.
Bibliography http://paulryan.house.gov/biography/ http://www.biography.com/people/paul-ryan-20828085?page=1
http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/paulryan.html
One of the most difficult challenges I have ever faced is Mario. There I said it. It’s a virtual world where you’re supposed to beat a huge, magical, dragon with multiple lives and unlimited resources. I get killed by the walking turtle that was clearly ahead of me. However unrealistic this scenario may be, there are some real life aspects. Each of us, like Mario, has to overcome a series of obstacles before we can accomplish our goals. Paul Ryan is no exception. The road he has traveled to get to the point he is at and the one he has yet to embark upon is like a Mario game, full of obstacles.
His adventure begins with his birth. Paul Davis Ryan was born on January 29, 1970, in Janesville, …show more content…
Wisconsin. His father, Paul Ryan Sr., worked as an attorney, and his mother, Betty Ryan, was a stay-at-home mom. Ryan has one sister, Janet, and two brothers, Tobin and Stan. He attended Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville where he participated in several academic and social clubs including the Model United Nations.
When he was 16, Ryan found his 55-year-old father lying dead in bed of a heart attack.
Following the death of his father, Ryan 's grandmother moved in with the family because she had Alzheimer 's. Ryan helped care for her while his mother commuted to college in Madison, Wisconsin. After his father 's death Ryan received Social Security survivors benefits until his 18th birthday, which were saved up in order to pay for his college education.
He attended Miami University in Ohio, majoring in economics and political science. He graduated in 1992. After graduation he began working as a marketing consultant for a family-run branch of a Wisconsin construction company. He entered politics a few years later, working as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Bob Kasten. In his early years working on Capitol Hill, Ryan supplemented his income by working as a waiter, as a fitness trainer and at other jobs.
A few months after Kasten lost to Democrat Russ Feingold in the 1992 election, Ryan became a speechwriter for Empower America, a conservative advocacy group. Ryan later worked as a speechwriter for Kemp, the Republican vice presidential candidate in the 1996 United States presidential election. Kemp became Ryan 's mentor, and Ryan cites him as a "huge influence." Ryan then worked for U.S. Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas before returning to Wisconsin in 1997, where he worked for a year as a marketing consultant for Ryan Incorporated Central, his relatives ' construction
company.
Ryan was first elected to the House in 1998, winning the 1st District seat of Mark Neumann, a two-term incumbent who had vacated his seat to make an ultimately unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate. Ryan won the Republican primary over 29-year-old pianist Michael J. Logan of Twin Lakes and the general election against his Democratic opponent, Lydia Spottswood. This made him the second-youngest member of the House.
Reelected seven times, Ryan has never received less than 55 percent of the vote. He successfully defended his seat against Democratic challenger Jeffrey C. Thomas in the 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 elections. In 2002, Ryan had also faced Libertarian candidate George Meyers. Ryan defeated Democratic nominee Marge Krupp in the 2008 election. Ryan defeated Democrat John Heckenlively and Libertarian Joseph Kexel in the 2010 general election in his district.
He faced Democratic nominee Rob Zerban in the 2012 House election. As of July 25, 2012, Ryan had over $5.4 million in his congressional campaign account, more than any other House member. Finance, insurance and real estate were the sectors that contributed most to his campaign. Under Wisconsin election law, Ryan was allowed to run concurrently for vice president and for Congress and was not allowed to remove his name from the Congressional ballot after being nominated for the vice presidency. Ryan was reelected to the House in 2012 with 55% of his district 's vote.
Ryan became the ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee in 2007, and then chairman in 2011 after Republicans took control of the House. That same year he was selected to deliver the Republican response to the State of the Union address.
On May 21, 2008, Ryan introduced the Roadmap for America 's Future Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the "Ryan budget." On April 1, 2009, Ryan introduced his alternative to the 2010 United States federal budget. This alternative budget would have eliminated the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, lowered the top tax rate to 25%, introduced an 8.5% value-added consumption tax and imposed a five-year spending freeze on all discretionary spending. It was ultimately rejected in the House by a vote of 293–137, with 38 Republicans in opposition.
On January 27, 2010, Ryan released a modified version of his Roadmap for America 's Future Act of 2010.
On April 11, 2011, Ryan introduced a federal budget for fiscal year 2012. The House passed this Ryan Plan on April 15, 2011, by a vote of 235–193. A month later, the bill was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 57–40.
On March 23, 2012 Ryan introduced a new version of his federal budget for the fiscal year 2013. On March 29, 2012, the House of Representatives passed the resolution along partisan lines, 228 yeas to 191 nays. Ryan 's budget seeks to reduce all discretionary spending in the budget from 12.5% of GDP in 2011 to 3.75% of GDP in 2050. In March 2013, Ryan submitted a new budget plan for Fiscal Year 2014 to the House. It would set to balance the budget by 2023 by repealing Obama 's PPACA and institute federal vouchers into Medicare. Ryan has cited health care, education and food safety as examples of "runaway" federal spending. This budget, House Concurrent Resolution 25, was voted on by the House on March 21, 2013 and it passed 221-207.
On August 11, 2012, former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Ryan, a favorite of fiscal conservatives, as his running mate for vice president, via the Romney campaign 's mobile phone application. The announcement ended months of media speculation over potential vice-presidential candidates for the 2012 election.
On August 28, 2012—the first day of the 2012 Republican National Convention, held in Tampa, Florida—Romney was officially named the Republican Party 's presidential nominee for the election. During the Republican National Convention, 2012 election candidates Romney and Ryan received support from several fellow Republican politicians, as well as wives Ann Romney and Janna Ryan, a former attorney who is now a stay-at-home mom.
Janna offered words of support for her husband with a brief speech, stating, "I just want to say thank you to the Romneys for welcoming me, my husband, Paul, and our three children on this journey. It 's a tremendous honor to be America 's comeback team with you all."
Paul Ryan took center stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention, with a lengthy speech to the Republican Party: "When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let 's get this done. ' And that is exactly what we are going to do," he stated.
The results of the election were announced on November 6, 2012: Romney was defeated by President Obama in a suspense-filled race that, early on, remained close. Obama won nearly 60 percent of the electoral vote, also winning the popular vote by more than 1 million ballots.
Bibliography http://paulryan.house.gov/biography/ http://www.biography.com/people/paul-ryan-20828085?page=1
http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/paulryan.html