About
Tim Ryan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 5, 2002, by the people of Ohio's 17th Congressional District. Congressman Ryan has quickly proven himself to be a strong leader in Congress and a tireless advocate for the constituents of his district. Since taking office, Tim has worked with members of both parties to secure over $125 million in federal money for important local projects throughout his district--funding to help fix roads and bridges, support innovative research and development at area universities and businesses, improve the quality of life in Northeast Ohio, and attract good quality, high paying jobs.
Tim serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee which provides annual funding for federal executive departments and agencies. He is a member of the Defense Subcommittee that provides funding for national security; the Labor, Health, and Human Services Subcommittee that provides funding for the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education; and the Financial Services Subcommittee that provides funding for the White House and the Treasury Department. He is a Member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee which assigns Democratic members to the various House Committees and advises party leaders on policy.
He is also the co-founder and co-chair of the House Manufacturing Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who work together to preserve America's manufacturing jobs. Tim is a champion on behalf of America's poor and middle-class and he continues to work to ensure our nation is secure at home and abroad. He is working with his Democratic colleagues to increase the minimum wage, reduce government waste, fraud, and abuse, lower the cost of health care, restore fiscal discipline to the federal budget, make college more affordable by cutting interest rates on college loans, and equip our military and first-responders with the tools they need to keep America safe.
Tim is a Member of the 30 Something Working Group made up of Members under 40 years of age who reach out to younger Americans on national issues.
Prior to being elected a United States Congressman, Tim served as a State Senator in the Ohio Legislature. In the Ohio Senate, Tim served as the ranking minority member on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, a member of the Senate Committee on Highways and Transportation, the Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice, and the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee. Ryan spearheaded efforts to establish a state-based earned income tax credit, standardize community school data reporting, and strengthen laws penalizing sexually-based offenses. He also worked closely with students to find new ways to engage young people in the political process.
Tim began his career in public service as a congressional aide with the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 and later served as an intern for the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office. Ryan holds a law degree from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire and studied abroad as part of the Dickinson School of Law's International Law Program in Florence, Italy. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Tim received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Youngstown State University in 2010. Born July 16, 1973 in Niles, Ohio, Tim is the younger of two sons, both raised by their mother, Rochelle, with the help of their grandparents, Anna and John Rizzi. He attended John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio.
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