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'''Paul D. Ryan, Jr.''' (born January 29, 1970) is a Congressman and the [[Republican]] nominee for [[Vice President]] in the [[Presidential Election 2012]], as selected by [[Mitt Romney]] on August 11. His voting record is solidly [[pro-life]] as a 7-term U.S. Representative for [[Wisconsin]]'s 1st Congressional District. He is the chairman of the House Budget Committee.
'''Paul D. Ryan, Jr.''' (born January 29, 1970) is a Congressman and the [[Republican]] nominee for [[Vice President]] in the [[Presidential Election 2012]], as selected by [[Mitt Romney]] on August 11. His voting record is solidly [[pro-life]] as a 7-term U.S. Representative for [[Wisconsin]]'s 1st Congressional District. He is the chairman of the House Budget Committee. Because Ryan ran for reelection to Congress while being the 2012 Vice Presidential candidate, he was able to continue in public service despite his defeat.
In the only vice presidential debate, Paul Ryan defeated [[liberal]] [[Joe Biden]] by a 48-44% margin, according to a [[CNN]] poll.
In the only vice presidential debate, Paul Ryan defeated [[liberal]] [[Joe Biden]] by a 48-44% margin, according to a [[CNN]] poll.
Some have criticized Ryan as being a "big spending conservative."
Some have criticized Ryan as being a "big spending conservative."
==Athletics==
Ryan pursues an intense cross-training fitness program called [[P90X]], and hosts a group of Congressmen for early morning workouts.<ref>Janice Lloyd, "[http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-13/paul-ryan-fitness/57039866/1?csp=34news Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan could run circles around most of us in the gym]," ''USA Today'', retrieved November 16, 2012.</ref>
In a radio interview, Ryan said that he had run a marathon in under three hours;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/g/3229320e-2c55-4122-93f1-2ebe4fbc8663|title=Paul Ryan Interview|date=August 22, 2012 | work=hughhewitt.com}}</ref> he later stated that he forgot his actual time and was just trying to state what he thought was a normal time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wing|first=Nick|title=Paul Ryan Explains Marathon Time Snafu: I Made Up What I Thought Was 'An Ordinary Time'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/05/paul-ryan-marathon-lie_n_1858384.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=09/05/2012}}</ref> His one official marathon time is recorded as slightly over four hours.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/09/02/paul_ryans_marathon_lie/|title=Paul Ryan’s marathon lie|date=September 2, 2012 | work=salon.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/08/31/paul-ryan-says-hes-run-sub-300-marathon/|title=Paul Ryan Has Not Run Sub-3:00 Marathon |date=August 31, 2012 |work=Runner's World}}</ref>
==External links==
==External links==