PAUL RYAN
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2012
Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is the United States Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 election.
Born and raised in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan is a graduate of Miami University in Ohio. He worked as an aide to legislators Bob Kasten, Sam Brownback, and Jack Kemp, and as a speechwriter before winning election to the U.S. House in 1998. He is currently the chairman of the House Budget Committee.
Ryan has developed budget plans that propose privatizing Medicare for those currently under the age of 55, and funding Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamp Program) through block grants to the states, among other reforms. Ryan introduced these proposals in his spending plan for the House Budget Committee in April 2011 and in an updated version in March 2012.
On August 11, 2012, Mitt Romney announced Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate on the Republican ticket. (“WIKIPEDIA”)
