Jeremy Ryan
Jeremy Ryan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on August 11, 2020.
Ryan was previously a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin.[1] Although he ran as a Republican candidate, "Ryan and his fellow protesters routinely follow Republican lawmakers around taunting them," according to JS Online.[2] Ryan was defeated by incumbent Paul Ryan in the Republican primary.[3]
He was also a 2012 Independent candidate for District 76 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Ryan is known around the state capitol as a professional protester and political provocateur. He is the executive director of Defending Wisconsin Political Action Committee, a PAC that was involved with the 2012 recall attempt against Scott Walker, Rebecca Kleefisch and J.B. Van Hollen.
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil defeated Roger Polack in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Steil (R) | 59.3 | 238,271 | |
| Roger Polack (D) | 40.6 | 163,170 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 313 | ||
| Total votes: 401,754 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Roger Polack defeated Josh Pade in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Polack | 58.1 | 28,698 | |
| Josh Pade | 41.7 | 20,608 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 109 | ||
| Total votes: 49,415 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Incumbent Bryan Steil advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Steil | 99.7 | 40,273 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 40,404 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Baker (R)
- Charles Barman (R)
- Jeremy Ryan (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Bryan Steil defeated Randy Bryce and Ken Yorgan in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Steil (R) | 54.6 | 177,492 | |
| Randy Bryce (D) | 42.3 | 137,508 | ||
| Ken Yorgan (Independent) | 3.1 | 10,006 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 325,013 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
Randy Bryce defeated Catherine Myers in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Randy Bryce | 59.6 | 36,406 | |
| Catherine Myers | 40.4 | 24,699 | ||
| Total votes: 61,105 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bryan Steil | 51.6 | 30,885 | |
| Nick Polce | 14.9 | 8,948 | ||
| Paul Nehlen | 11.1 | 6,638 | ||
| Kevin Steen | 10.5 | 6,262 | ||
| Jeremy Ryan | 10.4 | 6,226 | ||
| Bradley Thomas Boivin | 1.5 | 924 | ||
| Total votes: 59,883 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeff Wamboldt (R)
2014
Ryan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 1st District.[1] Ryan was defeated by incumbent Paul Ryan in the Republican primary.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Ryan Incumbent |
94.3% | 40,813 | ||
| Jeremy Ryan | 5.7% | 2,450 | ||
| Scattering | 0.1% | 30 | ||
| Total Votes | 43,293 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |
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2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Ryan ran in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76. He ran unopposed in the Independent primary on August 14, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[4] Ryan's name did not appear on the official candidate list.[5]
Media
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeremy Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Civil disobedience
The following quotes are taken from a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article written in June 2011:
- "Since February 2011, Ryan has been arrested nine times and has been issued 15 citations totaling $3,604.50 for protesting and disrupting events at the Capitol."[2]
- "He [Ryan] is one of a group of demonstrators who has decided civil disobedience is the best route to dispute the actions of the Legislature. Ryan and his fellow protesters routinely follow Republican lawmakers around taunting them."[2]
Additional reading
- Blogging Blue, "What is the Defending Wisconsin PAC spending its money on," accessed July 8, 2012
- Media Trackers, “'Segway Boy' Protester Habitual Lawbreaker," accessed September 22, 2011
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Segway Jeremy Ryan's Facebook profile
- Defending Wisconsin PAC
- Defending Wisconsin PAC's Facebook page
- Defending Wisconsin PAC's Twitter
- Defending Wisconsin PAC's YouTube channel
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," accessed April 16, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 JSOnline, "Madison protesters have yet to pay fines," June 11, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Wisconsin - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," accessed June 12, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," accessed June 12, 2012 (dead link)
