Representative Tim Ryan - Contact Information

Tim Ryan served as a Representative from Ohio in the United States Congress from 2003 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Tim Ryan contributed to the legislative process during 10 terms in office.

Tim Ryan’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Tim Ryan participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Timothy John Ryan (born July 16, 1973) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio from 2003 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ohio’s 13th congressional district from 2013 to 2023, having previously represented Ohio’s 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2013. Ryan’s district included a large swath of northeastern Ohio, from Youngstown to Akron. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio. Born in Niles, Ohio, Ryan worked as an aide to U.S. representative Jim Traficant after studying political science at Bowling Green State University, and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. He served in the Ohio Senate from 2001 to 2002 before winning the election to succeed Traficant. In November 2016, Ryan launched an unsuccessful challenge to unseat Nancy Pelosi as party leader of the House Democrats. He was also a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination before ending his campaign in 2019 to run for reelection to the House. Ryan was reelected to his tenth term in 2020. In 2021, Ryan announced his candidacy for Ohio’s Senate seat and won the Democratic nomination with 70% of the vote. He lost to the Republican nominee, JD Vance, in the November 8, 2022, general election.