Paul Ryan is definitely concerned with unemployment--his. So as a backup against losing his bid to become Vice President, he is also running for his House seat as well and has started running ads in Milwaukee urging voters to elect him to Congress again. Wisconsin law allows candidates to run for multiple offices at the same time, but if they are elected to more than one, have to make a choice. Ryan's House opponent is Rob Zerban, a former Kenosha County official. When the Democrats chose Zerban, they did not know Ryan would be on the national ticket. Had they foreseen this, they would have surely chosen a higher-profile candidate. The downside of running for the House for Ryan is the accusation that he has little faith in his chances on the national ticket, so he wants a backup job, just in case.
Paul Ryan buys TV ads for House race
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan will spend $2
million on TV ads asking Wisconsin voters to send him back to the House
of Representatives, POLITICO has learned.
Ryan’s congressional campaign manager Kevin Seifert confirmed that House Budget Committee chairman plans to spend $1.5 million on ads on local broadcast stations and cable in Milwaukee. The campaign will spend an additional $500,000 on ads in Madison between Oct. 18 and Nov. 6.
Ryan is facing Rob Zerban, a former Kenosha County official. Zerban had $558,000 in his campaign reserves in July, according to federal reports.
Zerban spokesperson Karthik Ganapathy said the campaign was not surprised to hear about Ryan’s ad buy.
“We knew this was coming for quite a while now,” Ganapathy told POLITICO. “He’s spending $2 million on ads this cycle in the district. That’s more than he has spent in the past. He’s clearly worried about something.”
Ganapthy said Zerban’s campaign has become more optimistic about their chances of defeating the seven-term congressman since he was named Romney’s running mate.
“We’ve seen a lot more media attention and money come in,” he said. “A lot of people are excited about the possibility of beating Paul Ryan.”
Ryan is allowed to appear on the ballot simultaneously as Mitt Romney’s running mate and as a House candidate, but cannot serve in both offices at the same time.Two Democratic VP candidates in recent years have appeared twice on the ballot — Joe Biden running for re-election to the Senate in Delaware in 2008, and Joe Lieberman running for re-election to the Senate in Connecticut in 2000. Both won their Senate races.
Ryan campaign manager Seifert told the Associated Press, which first reported the ad buys, that the first ad will focus on “the importance of electing leaders who are capable of advancing solutions that get America back on track and provide a prosperous future for our children and grandchildren.
Ryan’s congressional campaign manager Kevin Seifert confirmed that House Budget Committee chairman plans to spend $1.5 million on ads on local broadcast stations and cable in Milwaukee. The campaign will spend an additional $500,000 on ads in Madison between Oct. 18 and Nov. 6.
On the Milwaukee NBC affiliate alone, Ryan for Congress has already spent $65,000 on ad buys this month, according to records
filed with the Federal Communications Commission. The ads will air from
Sept. 12 through Sept. 25 on programs including local news broadcasts,
Meet the Press, The Tonight Show, and Sunday Night Football.
The ads will be funded by his congressional campaign committee, which
had $5.4 million in its coffers in July, before he was named as
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s running mate.Ryan is facing Rob Zerban, a former Kenosha County official. Zerban had $558,000 in his campaign reserves in July, according to federal reports.
Zerban spokesperson Karthik Ganapathy said the campaign was not surprised to hear about Ryan’s ad buy.
“We knew this was coming for quite a while now,” Ganapathy told POLITICO. “He’s spending $2 million on ads this cycle in the district. That’s more than he has spent in the past. He’s clearly worried about something.”
Ganapthy said Zerban’s campaign has become more optimistic about their chances of defeating the seven-term congressman since he was named Romney’s running mate.
“We’ve seen a lot more media attention and money come in,” he said. “A lot of people are excited about the possibility of beating Paul Ryan.”
Ryan is allowed to appear on the ballot simultaneously as Mitt Romney’s running mate and as a House candidate, but cannot serve in both offices at the same time.Two Democratic VP candidates in recent years have appeared twice on the ballot — Joe Biden running for re-election to the Senate in Delaware in 2008, and Joe Lieberman running for re-election to the Senate in Connecticut in 2000. Both won their Senate races.
Ryan campaign manager Seifert told the Associated Press, which first reported the ad buys, that the first ad will focus on “the importance of electing leaders who are capable of advancing solutions that get America back on track and provide a prosperous future for our children and grandchildren.
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