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Tim Ryan

Democratic · Former United States House of Representatives, 2003–2023 · born 1973 in Niles, Ohio

Public service
Worked on the staff of U.S. Representative Jim Traficant after college, before his own election to the Ohio Senate.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Education
B.A. in political science, Bowling Green State University, 1995.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Education
J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, 2000.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Home
Dublin, Franklin County

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Ballotpedia · Wikipedia

9 of 11 sections researched

44 sources · 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 · updated 2026-09-25

Not yet researched: Financial interests, Endorsements.

What has been checked
  • Profile 8 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries The 2022 race is complete; no pending candidacy is published for it.
  • Where they stand 3 entries
  • What they have said, checked 0 entries Two ratings of Ryan's own statements are published. A rating of a Vance claim about Ryan is left out here since Vance, not Ryan, is the speaker of record on that claim. Checked: The research archive's 2022-cycle fact-check pass, which searched PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, the Washington Post Fact Checker and AP Fact Check
  • Record in office 3 entries
  • Money 4 entries
  • Financial interests Not yet researched No financial disclosure for Ryan was accessible to the research archive: no Senate candidate report exists and the House Clerk's member-search tool returned no results for his name. This is an access gap, not a finding of no holdings.
  • Polling and approval 2 entries
  • Elections 11 entries His 2022 U.S. Senate candidacy is published. His U.S. House and Ohio Senate service wait on records for those offices and cycles.
  • Endorsements None found in the records checked The research archive records no endorsement he gave or received in the 2022 cycle in the sources it checked.
  • Sources 11 entries
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 8 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 3 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 0 entriesRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: 4 entriesFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 11 entriesEndorsements: None found in the records checkedSources: 11 entries9 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Tim Ryan, 9 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Tim Ryan
Office of Congressman Tim Ryan, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for U.S. Senator from Ohio.Tim Ryan: U.S. Senator from Ohio, Democratic
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for U.S. Senator from Ohio.Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioU.S. Senator from Ohio

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Tim Ryan in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Tim Ryan in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Abortion

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Pro-choice; supported codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into federal law.

March 7, 2022 · In-depth interview, Spectrum News 1

Source: spectrumnews1.com

Minimum wage and labor

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Support for a $15 federal minimum wage and the PRO Act, expanding unionization protections.

March 7, 2022 · In-depth interview, Spectrum News 1

Source: spectrumnews1.com

Trade and manufacturing

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Manufacturing revival and an aggressively anti-China trade posture, including government investment to outcompete China on clean-tech manufacturing jobs.

March 7, 2022 · In-depth interview, Spectrum News 1

Source: spectrumnews1.com

What they have said, checked

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 2019 to 2022; 2 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.20102020Ryan (D)Ohio State Senate, 2001 to 2002United States House of Representatives, 2003 to 2023-012019-12 (vote): Voted for the bipartisan USMCA trade deal in 2019, one of relatively few Ohio Democrats who worked across the aisle on trade legislation wit2022-08 (action): Ran a $3.3 million anti-China ad campaign in his Senate race that drew criticism from fellow Democrats and Asian American advocacy groups; R2022-12 (action): From January 2003 to December 2022, missed 640 of 13,263 roll call votes, a 4.8 percent rate GovTrack noted was much worse than the 2.0 perc
Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 2019 to 2022; 2 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Ryan (D), 3 dated entries · as of 2022-12 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
Ryan (D)2001officeOhio State Senate
Ryan (D)2003officeUnited States House of Representatives
Ryan (D)2019-12vote2019-12 (vote): Voted for the bipartisan USMCA trade deal in 2019, one of relatively few Ohio Democrats who worked across the aisle on trade legislation wit
Ryan (D)2022-08action2022-08 (action): Ran a $3.3 million anti-China ad campaign in his Senate race that drew criticism from fellow Democrats and Asian American advocacy groups; R
Ryan (D)2022-12action2022-12 (action): From January 2003 to December 2022, missed 640 of 13,263 roll call votes, a 4.8 percent rate GovTrack noted was much worse than the 2.0 perc

  1. action December 2022

    From January 2003 to December 2022, missed 640 of 13,263 roll call votes, a 4.8 percent rate GovTrack noted was much worse than the 2.0 percent median among representatives serving as of December 2022.

    Source: govtrack.us

  2. action August 2022

    Ran a $3.3 million anti-China ad campaign in his Senate race that drew criticism from fellow Democrats and Asian American advocacy groups; Ryan defended the ads as being about trade and economic policy, not race.

    Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and AAPI Victory Fund chairman Shekar Narasimhan, per Roll Call: risked stoking anti-Asian sentiment · the source

    Source: rollcall.com

  3. vote December 2019

    Voted for the bipartisan USMCA trade deal in 2019, one of relatively few Ohio Democrats who worked across the aisle on trade legislation with the Trump administration.

    Source: ballotpedia.org

Recorded votes

Tim Ryan cast 12,583 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 10 terms from 2003 to 2022, all in Congress, from Voteview. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Tim Ryan voted and how the majority of their party voted.

TermChamberYeaNayDid not voteWith party
117th Congress, 2021–2022U.S. House, district 138511341199% of 568
116th Congress, 2019–2020U.S. House, district 1361315518499% of 533
115th Congress, 2017–2018U.S. House, district 135325958097% of 781
114th Congress, 2015–2016U.S. House, district 136346266296% of 951
113th Congress, 2013–2014U.S. House, district 135635657493% of 807
112th Congress, 2011–2012U.S. House, district 177867863092% of 1,173
111th Congress, 2009–2010U.S. House, district 171,2753066698% of 749
110th Congress, 2007–2008U.S. House, district 171,2935017197% of 1,062
109th Congress, 2005–2006U.S. House, district 177644172991% of 606
108th Congress, 2003–2004U.S. House, district 178093783195% of 591

"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways.

Sources: Congressional roll-call votes · Roll call votes · Roll call votes

Money

Where the money went, as filedTim Ryan raised $57.8M, spent $57.7M, $57K on hand as of December 31, 2022.Raised to Spent: $57.7MRaised to Cash on hand: $57KTim Ryan: Raised, $57.8M as filed, as of 2022-12-31Raised$57.8MTim Ryan: Spent, $57.7M as filed, as of 2022-12-31Spent$57.7MTim Ryan: Cash on hand, $57K as filed, as of 2022-12-31Cash on hand$57KIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedTim Ryan raised $57.8M, spent $57.7M, $57K on hand as of December 31, 2022.Source: FEC filings, committee S2OH00402, through 2022-12-31 · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent57,714,280.2199.9%
RaisedCash on hand56,539.730.1%
Money, as filedTim Ryan raised $57.8M, spent $57.7M, $57K on hand as of December 31, 2022; 1 filing on file.2022 U.S. SenateRaisedTim Ryan, 2022 U.S. Senate: raised $57.8M as filed with the FEC, as of 2022-12-31$57.8MSpentTim Ryan, 2022 U.S. Senate: spent $57.7M as filed with the FEC, as of 2022-12-31$57.7MCash on handTim Ryan, 2022 U.S. Senate: cash on hand $57K as filed with the FEC, as of 2022-12-31$57K
Money, as filedTim Ryan raised $57.8M, spent $57.7M, $57K on hand as of December 31, 2022; 1 filing on file.Source: FEC filings, committee S2OH00402 · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
2022 U.S. SenateRaised57,770,819.94
2022 U.S. SenateSpent57,714,280.21
2022 U.S. SenateCash on hand56,539.73
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Tim Ryan breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Tim Ryan breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
U.S. Senator from Ohio FEC S2OH00402 $57,770,820$57,714,280$56,540December 31, 2022

Source: fec.gov

Donors, as filed3 donors on file, totaling $368K; the top entry is J Street at $163K.J StreetJ Street: $163K$163KOhio State UniversityOhio State University: $116K$116KAlphabet Inc (Google)Alphabet Inc (Google): $89K$89K
Donors, as filed3 donors on file, totaling $368K; the top entry is J Street at $163K.Source: FEC filings, committee S2OH00402 · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
J Street162,981
Ohio State University116,408
Alphabet Inc (Google)89,047

Top donors, as filed

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Tim Ryan yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Tim Ryan yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published2 field dates from October 20, 2022 to October 27, 2022; the latest has Ryan at 48.0%25%50%75%100%Nov 2022Election dayTim Ryan 45% - Marist Poll, 2022-10-20 - registered votersTim Ryan 48% - Baldwin Wallace University, 2022-10-27Field date
Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published2 field dates from October 20, 2022 to October 27, 2022; the latest has Ryan at 48.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Tim Ryan, 2 polls, as published by Baldwin Wallace University and 1 other pollster · as of 2022-10-27 · Download this chart
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Field dateCandidateSharePoll
Oct 20, 2022Tim Ryan45Marist Poll, registered voters
Oct 27, 2022Tim Ryan48Baldwin Wallace University

Elections

Election results, share of the vote11 races on file, 10 won; shares from 46.9% to 80.3%.2002 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 51.1%51.1%2004 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 77.2%77.2%2006 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 80.3%80.3%2008 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 78.1%78.1%2010 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 53.9%53.9%2012 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 72.8%72.8%2014 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 68.5%68.5%2016 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 67.7%67.7%2018 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 61.0%61.0%2020 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 52.5%52.5%2022 U.S. SenateTim Ryan, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 46.9%46.9%
Election results, share of the vote11 races on file, 10 won; shares from 46.9% to 80.3%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2002-2022 · as of 2022 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
2002 U.S. House 1751.1
2004 U.S. House 1777.2
2006 U.S. House 1780.3
2008 U.S. House 1778.1
2010 U.S. House 1753.9
2012 U.S. House 1372.8
2014 U.S. House 1368.5
2016 U.S. House 1367.7
2018 U.S. House 1361
2020 U.S. House 1352.5
2022 U.S. Senate46.9
RacePartyResultVotesShare
U.S. Senator from Ohio (2022) DemocraticLost 1,939,489 46.9%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District (2020) DemocraticWon 173,631 52.5%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District (2018) DemocraticWon 153,323 61.0%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District (2016) DemocraticWon 208,610 67.7%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District (2014) DemocraticWon 120,230 68.5%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District (2012) DemocraticWon 235,492 72.8%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District (2010) DemocraticWon 102,758 53.9%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District (2008) DemocraticWon 218,896 78.1%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District (2006) DemocraticWon 170,369 80.3%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District (2004) DemocraticWon 212,800 77.2%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District (2002) DemocraticWon 94,441 51.1%

Offices held

Endorsements

None found in the records checked

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Tim Ryan (Ohio politician) · 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio · 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13

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