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WI-01
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southeastern Wisconsin, covering Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County, and most of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, as well as portions of Rock County, Wisconsin, Rock County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Waukesha County, and Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. The district's current Representative is Republican Party (United States), Republican Bryan Steil. Among the district's previous representatives are United States Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House and 2012 Vice President of the United States, Vice Presidential-nominee Paul Ryan. A slightly Republican Party (United States), Republican-leaning district, it was carried by George W. Bush in 2004 United States presidential election, 2004 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ryan
Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the Vice President of the United States, vice presidential nominee in the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 election running alongside Mitt Romney, but lost to incumbent president Barack Obama and then-vice president Joe Biden. Ryan is a native of Janesville, Wisconsin and graduated from Miami University in 1992. He spent five years working for Congress in Washington, D.C. He became a speechwriter and returned to Wisconsin in 1997 to work at his family's construction company. He was elected to Congress to represent the following year, replacing a Republican Congressman who left and ran for U.S. Senate. Ryan would represent the district for 20 years. He chaired t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
