Tim Ryan
Bio | Timothy Ryan is an American politician and is the U.S. Representative from Ohio’s 13th congressional district. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Ohio |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Ohio |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election OH-13 | OH-13 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Almost half of Ryan's campaign contributions come from PACs. |
Voting Rights | He does not have a clear position on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | He is not in favor of universal healthcare. He does not see Medicare-for-All as economically viable. He would like to make sure that people are granted the option of private healthcare insurance. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Supports expanding the ACA. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Said private insurance should be taken away. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Promotes LGBT rights Believes marriage equality is an essential right. |
| Taxes | For | Supports taxes Has spoken out against GOP tax cuts. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Supports progressive tax rates. Has spoken out against GOP tax cuts. |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-abortion. Though has said women make decisions about their bodies, as governor of Montana he voted for many bills restricting abortion rights. |
| Gun Control | For | Ryan supports gun control. Supports universal background checks and limitations on magazine size. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has not made a public statement. Supports universal background checks and limitations on magazine size. |
| Government Interference | For | Supports measures such as gun control and environmental regulations. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Believes Planned Parenthood provides essential healthcare services for women. |
| Welfare | For | Ryan supports welfare. Supported Earned Income Tax Credit as governor. |
| Welfare | For | Supported increasing funding for labs that conducted stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Nuance | Ryan has a varied stance on capital punishment. Would allow it in limited circumstances. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Has advocated for forms of criminal justice reform, but has not been specific on his position on mandatory minimums. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Has not specifically outlined what military spending would look like under his Administration, but has been critical of the Trump Administration's defense budget. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Supports withdrawing troops from the Middle East. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Ryan supports international interaction. Would recommit to NATO and rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. |
| United Nations power | For | Supports UN initiatives to stop climate change. |
| Nationalism | Against | Has criticized Trump's encouragement of nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | Ryan advocates for free-market policies. Has accused groups of hindering the free market. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has not been vocal on the issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has not clearly stated his position on the topic. |
| Government Spending | For | Supports increasing government spending on social programs, but not on defense. |
| Charter Schools | Against | Believes that charter schools take resources that should be going to public education. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Has not made his position clear. |
| Clean Energy | Nuance | Ryan maintains a varied stance on clean energy. Opposes the Green New Deal, but believes advancements need to be made in energy efficiency. |
| Religious Freedom | For | He is generally for religious freedom. Strong advocate for separation of church and state, does not believe that religious freedom includes the right to discriminate. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Believes there should be separation between church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Against | Does not believe a single payment can rectify the harms of slavery; would look to other avenues to achieve racial justice. |
| Border Control | Against | Has stated that he does not believe immigration poses an immediate threat. Supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. As governor of Montana, committed to accept Syrian refugees into the state. |
| Passenger Profiling | Nuance | Is an advocate for racial equality, but has not been outspoken on this particular issue. |
| DACA | For | Would grant citizenship to DREAMers. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Vetoed an anti-sanctuary city bill as Governor of Montana. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | He is supportive of legalizing marijuana and has backed bills that punish local government for unfairly enforcing marijuana regulations. |