FOXNews.com: Biography: Rep. Paul Ryan

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Biography: Rep. Paul Ryan Aug 11th 2012, 10:48 Published August 11, 2012 FoxNews.com The following is a brief biography of Rep. Paul Ryan, selected to be Mitt Romney's running mate.  Political *        Currently serving seventh term as a member of Congress. *        Ryan was little known outside Janesville when he ran for Congress in 1998 at age 28. He captured 57 percent of the vote. *        Ryan's first budget plan, which he called "Roadmap for America's Future," was released in 2010. *        Early in his career as a representative to Congress, Ryan held office hours in an old truck he converted into an office. *        Ryan was the legislative director for Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, 1995-1997. Personal *        Born and raised in the community of Janesville; Ryan is a fifth-generation Wisconsin native. *        Ryan moonlighted on Capitol Hill as a waiter at the Tortilla Coast restaurant and as a fitness trainer at Washington Sport and Health Club. *        One of Ryan's summer jobs in college was as an Oscar Mayer salesman in Minnesota, peddling turkey bacon and a new line called "Lunchables" to supermarkets. *        Ryan worked as a marketing consultant for his family's construction business before being elected to Congress. The company -- Ryan Incorporated Central -- began as an earthmoving business created by his great-grandfather in 1884. *        Ryan's hobbies include hunting and fishing. He is a bowhunter and belongs to his hometown's archery association - the Janesville Bowmen. *        For fun, Ryan noodles catfish, catching them barehanded with a fist down their throats. *        Ryan listens to Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin

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