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