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'''Paul Frederick Nehlen, III''' (born May 9, 1969), is a business entrepreneur from Delavan, [[Wisconsin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/29/paul-nehlen-challenge-paul-ryan-wisconsin-republic/?page=all|title=Businessman Paul Nehlen to challenge Paul Ryan from right in primary|last=|first=|date=29 March 2016|website=''[[Washington Times]]''|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> who ran unsuccessfully as a [[conservative]] against [[House Speaker]] [[Paul Ryan]] of Janesville in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary election]] held on August 9, 2016.

'''Paul Frederick Nehlen, III''' (born May 9, 1969), is a business entrepreneur from Delavan, [[Wisconsin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/29/paul-nehlen-challenge-paul-ryan-wisconsin-republic/?page=all|title=Businessman Paul Nehlen to challenge Paul Ryan from right in primary|last=|first=|date=29 March 2016|website=''[[Washington Times]]''|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> who ran unsuccessfully as a [[conservative]] against [[House Speaker]] [[Paul Ryan]] of Janesville in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary election]] held on August 9, 2016.

On June 16, 2017, Nehlen announced that he will again challenge Ryan for re-nomination in the 2018 Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2017-06-16/paul-nehlen-to-challenge-ryan-after-losing-by-68-points|title=Paul Nehlen to challenge Ryan after losing by 68 points|publisher=usnews.com|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref> However, Ryan confirmed in April 2018 that he is retiring from Congress to "spend more time with his family."

On June 16, 2017, Nehlen announced that he will again challenge Ryan for re-nomination in the 2018 Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2017-06-16/paul-nehlen-to-challenge-ryan-after-losing-by-68-points|title=Paul Nehlen to challenge Ryan after losing by 68 points|publisher=usnews.com|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref> However, Ryan confirmed in April 2018 that he is retiring from Congress to "spend more time with his family."

[[File:Nehlen Dumptruck.png|thumbnail|right|300px|Dump Ryan campaign from Paul Nehlen]]

[[File:Nehlen Dumptruck.png|thumbnail|right|300px|Dump Ryan campaign from Paul Nehlen]]

Nehlen's congressional platform called for secure borders, enforcement of existing immigration laws, and reduced government spending. He opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulnehlen.com/nehlen-issues/|title=Issues|website=Paul Nehlen|last1=Nehlen|first1=Paul|accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Despite the national attention focused on his campaign, Nehlen was overpowered by Ryan's $5 million war chest. Nehlen spent some of his own money in the primary. He was once a supporter of, and donor to, Ryan.<ref>[http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/03/big-spender-pro-amnesty-speaker-paul-ryan-gets-primary-challenge-local-businessman/ Big Spending, Pro-Amnesty, Pro-TPP Speaker Paul Ryan Gets Primary Challenge from Local Businessman, Gateway Pundit, March 30, 2016]</ref>

Nehlen's congressional platform called for secure borders, enforcement of existing immigration laws, and reduced government spending. He opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulnehlen.com/nehlen-issues/|title=Issues|website=Paul Nehlen|last1=Nehlen|first1=Paul|accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Despite the national attention focused on his campaign, Nehlen was overpowered by Ryan's $5 million war chest. Nehlen spent some of his own money in the primary. He was once a supporter of, and donor to, Ryan.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/03/big-spender-pro-amnesty-speaker-paul-ryan-gets-primary-challenge-local-businessman/ Big Spending, Pro-Amnesty, Pro-TPP Speaker Paul Ryan Gets Primary Challenge from Local Businessman, Gateway Pundit, March 30, 2016]</ref>

{{cquote|Paul Ryan’s embrace of big government spending, his continued support of [[illegal immigration]] and imported workers, and his championing of the job-killing trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership betrays me, this district, and this nation.”  

{{cquote|Paul Ryan’s embrace of big government spending, his continued support of [[illegal immigration]] and imported workers, and his championing of the job-killing trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership betrays me, this district, and this nation.”  

“He's failed to put America’s security and [[America]]n jobs first. I’ve had it. We’ve all had it.}}

“He's failed to put America’s security and [[America]]n jobs first. I’ve had it. We’ve all had it.}}

On April 26, 2016, Nehlen received the endorsement of the Tea Party Patriots, based in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/377184721.html|title=Paul Ryan challenger Paul Nehlen endorsed by a tea party group.|last=|first=|date=|website=''Milwaukee Journal'' Sentinel|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In an August 2016 [[radio]] interview, Nehlen suggested that the [[United States]] should "have a discussion" about the possibility of deporting [[Sharia]]-law-adherent [[Islam|Muslims]] living in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/politics/paul-nehlen-deport-muslims-paul-ryan/index.html|title=Ryan challenger seeks debate on deporting all Muslims|last=CNN|first=Tom LoBianco|website=CNN|access-date=2016-08-06}}</ref>  

On April 26, 2016, Nehlen received the endorsement of the Tea Party Patriots, based in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/377184721.html|title=Paul Ryan challenger Paul Nehlen endorsed by a tea party group.|last=|first=|date=|website=''Milwaukee Journal'' Sentinel|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In an August 2016 [[radio]] interview, Nehlen suggested that the [[United States]] should "have a discussion" about the possibility of deporting [[Sharia]]-law-adherent [[Islam|Muslims]] living in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/politics/paul-nehlen-deport-muslims-paul-ryan/index.html|title=Ryan challenger seeks debate on deporting all Muslims|last=CNN|first=Tom LoBianco|website=CNN|access-date=2016-08-06}}</ref>  

Nehlen finished the race with just 14 percent of the primary vote. He also carried the endorsements of conservative icon [[Phyllis Schlafly]], who died a month after the primary, columnist [[Ann Coulter]], and [[Sarah Palin]], the former governor of [[Alaska]] who was her party's vice-presidential nominee in 2008.

Nehlen finished the race with just 14 percent of the primary vote. He also carried the endorsements of conservative icon [[Phyllis Schlafly]], who died a month after the primary, columnist [[Ann Coulter]], and [[Sarah Palin]], the former governor of [[Alaska]] who was her party's vice-presidential nominee in 2008.

After the congressional race, Nehlen assumed the chairmanship of a new political action committee backing [[Donald Trump]] in the November 8 presidential election against [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]. Through the Citizens Revolt PAC, Nehlen pledged to speak nationwide and in the media to challenge Trump's intra-party critics, often known as NeverTrumpsters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bloodied-a-lot-but-unbowed-ryan-foe-forms-pro-trump-pac/article/2599322|title=Bloodied — a lot — but unbowed, Ryan foe forms pro-Trump PAC|author=Kelly Cohen|publisher=''Washington Examiner''|date=August 14, 2016|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Trump won the Wisconsin [[electoral vote]] by a narrow margin over the heavily favored Mrs. Clinton.

After the congressional race, Nehlen assumed the chairmanship of a new political action committee backing [[Donald Trump]] in the November 8 presidential election against [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]. Through the Citizens Revolt PAC, Nehlen pledged to speak nationwide and in the media to challenge Trump's intra-party critics, often known as NeverTrumpsters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bloodied-a-lot-but-unbowed-ryan-foe-forms-pro-trump-pac/article/2599322|title=Bloodied — a lot — but unbowed, Ryan foe forms pro-Trump PAC|author=Kelly Cohen|publisher=''Washington Examiner''|date=August 14, 2016|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> Trump won the Wisconsin [[electoral vote]] by a narrow margin over the heavily favored Mrs. Clinton.

In the 2017 special U.S. Senate election in [[Alabama]], Nehlen came to the state to campaign for Judge [[Roy Moore]], who was accused of sexual misconduct with teenaged girls more than forty years earlier. Nehlen said that Moore was "falsely accused" and derided liberal Republican figures, including Paul Ryan, for joining the campaign to defeat the former judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/nehlen-ryan-judge-moore-falsely-accused-guilty-spending-filthy-pedo-dollars/|title=Nehlen to Ryan: "Judge Moore Was Falsely Accused, But You Are Guilty Of Spending Filthy Pedo Dollars"|publisher=''The Gateway Pundit''|date=November 13, 2017|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref> Moore subsequently lost the race on December 12 by 21,000 votes to the [[liberal]] Democrat [[Doug Jones]], a popular former U.S. Attorney in the [[Bill Clinton]] administration.

In the 2017 special U.S. Senate election in [[Alabama]], Nehlen came to the state to campaign for Judge [[Roy Moore]], who was accused of sexual misconduct with teenaged girls more than forty years earlier. Nehlen said that Moore was "falsely accused" and derided liberal Republican figures, including Paul Ryan, for joining the campaign to defeat the former judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/nehlen-ryan-judge-moore-falsely-accused-guilty-spending-filthy-pedo-dollars/|title=Nehlen to Ryan: "Judge Moore Was Falsely Accused, But You Are Guilty Of Spending Filthy Pedo Dollars"|publisher=''The Gateway Pundit''|date=November 13, 2017|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref> Moore subsequently lost the race on December 12 by 21,000 votes to the [[liberal]] Democrat [[Doug Jones]], a popular former U.S. Attorney in the [[Bill Clinton]] administration.

In December 2017, after Nehlen issued several tweets judged anti-Semitic by his critics, [[Steve Bannon]], the [[Breitbart]] executive and former aide to Trump, said that he is withdrawing all support for Nehlen in the primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/27/steve-bannon-paul-nehlen-paul-ryan|title=Steve Bannon cuts ties with far-right candidate trying to unseat Paul Ryan|publisher=''The Guardian''|date=December 27, 2017|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref> The Wisconsin Republican Party has condemned Nehlen's candidacy on the premise that his views "have no place in the party."

In December 2017, after Nehlen issued several tweets judged anti-Semitic by his critics, [[Steve Bannon]], the [[Breitbart]] executive and former aide to Trump, said that he is withdrawing all support for Nehlen in the primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/27/steve-bannon-paul-nehlen-paul-ryan|title=Steve Bannon cuts ties with far-right candidate trying to unseat Paul Ryan|publisher=''The Guardian''|date=December 27, 2017|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref> The Wisconsin Republican Party has condemned Nehlen's candidacy on the premise that his views "have no place in the party."