Pat Ryan (politician)

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Pat Ryan
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
Children2
Education
Website House website
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2004–2009
Rank Captain
Unit Military Intelligence Corps
Battles/wars Iraq War
Awards Bronze Star Medal (2)

Patrick Kevin Ryan (born March 28, 1982) [1] [2] is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and veteran serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional district since 2023. He served as the representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2022 to 2023 after being elected in a special election. He previously served as the county executive of Ulster County, New York. [1] [3] [4]

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Early life and career

Ryan was born and raised in Kingston, New York, the son of Patricia L. and Kevin M. Ryan. [5] He earned a Bachelor of Science in international politics from the United States Military Academy in 2004 and a Master of Arts in security studies from Georgetown University. [6] Two of his West Point classmates are fellow Congressmen John James and Wesley Hunt.

Ryan served in the United States Army as a military intelligence officer from 2004 to 2009, including two tours in Iraq. [7] From 2009 to 2011, he worked as the deputy director of Berico Technologies, as a subcontractor for Palantir Technologies in Afghanistan. [7] He co-founded Praescient Analytics, a software company, in 2011. From 2015 to 2017, he was a senior vice president of Dataminr, an artificial intelligence platform. In 2018 and 2019, Ryan was a senior adviser at New Politics. [8]

Ulster County executive (2019–2022)

In February 2019, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein resigned to take a position in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration. On April 30, Ryan defeated Republican nominee Jack Hayes in the special election to succeed Hein; [9] he took office on June 7, 2019. He became the second executive of Ulster County since it adopted a county charter in 2008. [10] In November 2019, he defeated Hayes in a rematch to win a full four-year term as county executive. [11]

As county executive, Ryan piloted a universal basic income program, wherein 100 families in the county received $500 per month. [12] [13] He also enacted several environmental protections in Ulster County, committing to fully transition the operations of the county government to renewable energy by 2030 and partnering with SUNY Ulster to promote green energy jobs. [12]

On January 14, 2020, Ryan endorsed Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. In a statement, Ryan cited Buttigieg's military service, his "bold progressive vision", and his "moral leadership" as his reasons for support. [14] [15]

On September 9, 2022, Ryan stepped down as Ulster County Executive. The deputy county executive, Johanna Contreras, was sworn in as acting county executive that day. [16]

U.S. House of Representatives (2022–present)

Elections

2018

Ryan first ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. In the Democratic primary in New York's 19th congressional district , he received 18% of the vote to Antonio Delgado's 22%. Delgado defeated incumbent Republican representative John Faso in the general election. [17]

2022 special

After Delgado resigned from Congress on May 25, 2022, to become lieutenant governor of New York, Ryan announced that he would run in the special election to succeed Delgado. [1] Ryan was chosen as the Democratic nominee on June 9 at a meeting of Democratic county party chairs. [18]

In the August 23 special election, Ryan faced the Republican nominee and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. Ryan was seen as the underdog as every poll had him trailing Molinaro, and many believed that President Joe Biden's unpopularity would hinder Democrats in the swing district. Ryan narrowly defeated Molinaro by 2,858 votes, 51.1%–48.8%, [19] which was considered an upset. He outperformed Biden's 2020 margin in the district by 0.8%. In explaining his victory, political observers noted that Ryan campaigned strongly in favor of protecting abortion rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization , which overturned Roe v. Wade . [20] His victory was attributed to college-educated voters', particularly women's, support for abortion rights. [4] [21]

Molinaro and Ryan both ran for Congress again in the general elections in November 2022 for the newly redrawn 19th and 18th districts, respectively. Each won in his respective district. [22]

2022

In November 2022, Ryan contested the state's 18th district, which was changed from its previous configuration after redistricting. [1] [4] On the same day as his special election victory in the 19th district, Ryan won the Democratic nomination for the regular election in the 18th district. [4] He defeated Republican nominee Colin Schmitt [23] in the general election. [24]

Tenure

Ryan being given an aerial tour of West Point, New York, after the July 2023 Northeastern United States floods Aerial Tour of Storm Damage (53053527138).jpg
Ryan being given an aerial tour of West Point, New York, after the July 2023 Northeastern United States floods

On February 1, 2023, Ryan was among twelve Democrats to vote for a resolution to end COVID-19 national emergency. [25] [26]

Ryan is a staunch opponent of congestion pricing in the most congested parts of Manhattan. [27]

On July 10, 2024, Ryan called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election. [28]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Ryan with his wife and two children Pat Ryan and family.jpg
Ryan with his wife and two children

Ryan was born and raised in Kingston, New York, where he lives with his wife, Rebecca Ryan (née Grusky), and two children. He was previously married and divorced. [31] His grandfather served on the Kingston City Council. [32]

Electoral history

New York's 19th congressional district Democratic primary, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Antonio Delgado 8,576 22.10%
Democratic Pat Ryan6,94117.89%
Democratic Gareth Rhodes6,89017.75%
Democratic Brian Flynn5,24513.52%
Democratic Jeff Beals4,99112.86%
Democratic Dave Clegg4,25710.97%
Democratic Erin Collier1,9084.92%
Total votes38,808 100.00%
Ulster County executive special election, April 2019 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Ryan11,81467.73%
Independence Pat Ryan1,0065.77%
Total Pat Ryan 12,820 73.50%
Republican Jack Hayes3,36619.30%
Conservative Jack Hayes1,1946.85%
TotalJack Hayes4,56026.14%
Write-in 630.36%
Total votes17,443 100.00%
Democratic hold
Ulster County executive election, November 2019 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Ryan27,01752.58%
Working Families Pat Ryan3,4016.62%
Independence Pat Ryan1,9603.81%
Total Pat Ryan 32,378 63.01%
Republican Jack Hayes15,70030.55%
Conservative Jack Hayes3,2626.35%
TotalJack Hayes18,96236.90%
Write-in 440.09%
Total votes53,630 100.00%
Democratic hold
2022 New York's 19th congressional district special election [35] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Pat Ryan58,63645.39%–2.61
Working Families Pat Ryan7,4525.77%–0.78
TotalPat Ryan 66,088 51.15% –3.64
Republican Marc Molinaro52,51440.65%–2.55
Conservative Marc Molinaro10,4968.12%N/A
Total Marc Molinaro 63,01048.77%+5.57
Write-in 960.07%N/A
Total votes129,194 100.00%
Turnout 129,32827.16%
Registered electors 476,134
Democratic hold
New York's 18th congressional district Democratic primary, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Ryan 29,400 83.8%
Democratic Aisha Mills4,60313.1%
Democratic Moses Mugulusi9662.8%
Total votes34,969 100%
New York's 18th congressional district, 2022 [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Ryan123,16846.15%
Working Families Pat Ryan12,0774.52%
TotalPat Ryan (incumbent)135,24550.67%
Republican Colin Schmitt116,97243.83%
Conservative Colin Schmitt14,6815.50%
Total Colin Schmitt 131,65349.33%
Total votes266,898 100%

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