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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 | + | '''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. |
Nehlen holds several patents and has never held any public office. He was overpowered by Ryan's $5 million dollar 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 holds several patents and has never held any public office. He was overpowered by Ryan's $5 million dollar 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> | ||
Revision as of 18:35, September 9, 2016
Paul Frederick Nehlen, III (born May 9, 1969), is a business entrepreneur from Delavan, Wisconsin,[1] who ran unsuccessfully as a conservative against House Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in the Republican primary election held on August 9, 2016.
Nehlen holds several patents and has never held any public office. He was overpowered by Ryan's $5 million dollar war chest. Nehlen spent some of his own money in the primary. He was once a supporter of, and donor to, Ryan.[2]
| “ | 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 American jobs first. I’ve had it. We’ve all had it. |
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Nehlen finished with just 14 percent of the primary vote. He carried the endorsement of conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, who died a month after the primary, and columnist Ann Coulter.
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.[3]
Nehlen is married to Gabriela Nehlen. He has two adult sons from a previous marriage.[4]
References
- ↑ Businessman Paul Nehlen to challenge Paul Ryan from right in primary (29 March 2016).
- ↑ Big Spending, Pro-Amnesty, Pro-TPP Speaker Paul Ryan Gets Primary Challenge from Local Businessman, Gateway Pundit, March 30, 2016
- ↑ Kelly Cohen (August 14, 2016). Bloodied — a lot — but unbowed, Ryan foe forms pro-Trump PAC. Washington Examiner. Retrieved on August 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Delavan businessman hopes to unseat Ryan".