Tim
Ryan was first sworn in
as a member of Congress on January 7, 2003. Now in his fourth term, Ryan has
proven himself to be strong advocate for the working families of Ohio’s 17th District and
a dynamic leader in the House of Representatives.

In 2006, Ryan was chosen by
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to join the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee, which is responsible for nominating Democratic Members to serve on
House Committees and advising the Speaker on policy. That same year, the
Steering and Policy Committee appointed Ryan to the powerful House Committee on
Appropriations. He currently serves on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, Related Agencies ("Labor-HHS"), the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch,
and the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
("Energy and Water"). Prior to serving on the
Appropriations Committee, Ryan served on the House Armed Services Committee,
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee. 

Ryan’s
primary focus remains
on the economy and quality-of-life of his Northeast Ohio
congressional district. He works closely with local officials and
community
leaders to advance local projects that enhance the economic
competitiveness of Northeast Ohio and help attract high-quality,
high-paying
jobs.

In Congress, Ryan serves as
co-chair of the Congressional Manufacturing Caucus and remains a leader in the
fight to strengthen America’s
manufacturing base and reform U.S.
trade polices. Ryan is also a champion of efforts to make college more
affordable, revitalize America’s
downtowns and improve the health and well-being of American families and
children. His work on these and other issues has garnered the attention of the
national media and earned Ryan appearances on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC Evening News,
Fox News, National Public Radio, the Washington Post and other outlets.

Prior to being elected to
Congress, Ryan served as an Ohio State Senator. In the Ohio Senate, Ryan served
as the ranking minority member on the Senate
Ways and Means Committee. He was also a member of
the Senate Committee on Highways and Transportation, the Judiciary Committee on
Criminal Justice, and the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee. Senator
Ryan spearheaded efforts to establish a state-based earned income tax credit,
to standardize community school data reporting, and bring college students into
the debate over higher education funding.

Before his time in elected
office, Ryan served as President of the Trumbull County Young Democrats, as
well as Chairman of the Earning by Learning program in Warren, Ohio.
He began his career in politics 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, Concord,
NH, studied abroad as part of the Dickinson
School of Law’s International Law Program in Florence,
Italy and graduated with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Bowling
Green State University in Bowling
Green, Ohio.

Born July 16, 1973 in Niles, Ohio,
Tim Ryan is the younger of two sons,
both raised by their mother, Rochelle Ryan with the help of grandparents, Anna
and John Rizzi. He resides in Niles,
Ohio.