A Representative from Ohio; born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 16, 1973; B.S., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1995; J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, Rindge, N.H., 2000; staff, United States Representative James A. Traficant of Ohio; member, Ohio state senate, 2000-2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present). Ryan announced his candidacy to the Presidency on April 4th 2019.