Officials react to news that Paul Ryan will not be seeking re-election

MILWAUKEE -- Reaction to the news that House Speaker Paul Ryan will not be running for re-election has been swift on Wednesday, April 11. Below is a collection of statements from officials:



U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R)


U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D)


Governor Scott Walker 


Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett



Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel


Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez


Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R)


Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D)


Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah)


2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney



State Sen. Van Wanggaard (R)


Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester)


State Sen. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield)


State Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills)


State Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee)


Paul Nehlen


Democratic Party of Wisconsin's Chair Martha Laning


NRCC Chairman Steve Stivers


Nicole Safar, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI)


International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 494 Business Manager Dean Warsh


Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera


One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross


Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) President & CEO Kurt Bauer


NextGen America President Tom Steyer


NARAL National Communications Director Kaylie Hanson


Democratic Governors Association Press Sec. Melissa Miller


Randy Bryce for Congress campaign


Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO