Paul Ryan
Born: Jan. 29, 1970; Janesville, Wisconsin
House of Representatives: Elected 54th Speaker of the House, Oct. 29, 2015; elected to House in 1998, represents Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District; current chairman of House Ways and Means Committee and Joint Committee on Taxation; served as chairman of the House Budget Committee, 2011 to 2015
National politics: Republican nominee for vice president in 2012
Education: Joseph A. Craig High School, Janesville; economics and political science degree, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, 1992
Personal life: Wife Janna, three children
Religion: Roman Catholic
Source: U.S. House of Representatives