Meet Janna Little Ryan, Who Wants To Be America’s Second Lady

She's a former Washington, D.C. lawyer and lobbyist with deep roots in Oklahoma Democratic politics. Her husband, Rep. Paul Ryan, just became Mitt Romney's running mate.

Janna Little Ryan, the vice-presidential pick's wife, is second from the left.

Image by JASON REED / Reuters

Janna Little Ryan grew up in Oklahoma, the niece of the state's former Democratic governor and senator. She graduated from Wellesley College, the private women's college in Massachusetts whose alumnae also include Hillary Clinton, and George Washington University Law School in DC. Just a few years later, she met and soon married a freshman member of Congress, Rep. Paul Ryan. Today, Mitt Romney introduced Ryan as his running mate, and Janna Little Ryan, a year older than Ryan, could become the Second Lady of the United States.

Rep. Paul Ryan and Janna Little's engagement story.

Rep. Paul Ryan and Janna Little's engagement story.

Via: dailymail.co.uk

After meeting in Washington during his first term in Congress, Ryan proposed to Janna Little at Big St. Germain Lake in northern Wisconsin, reportedly the spot of one of his favorite fishing holes. They married in Oklahoma City in December 2000.

Before their marriage, she was beginning a career after law school as a lobbyist/lawyer in Washington. According to OpenSecrets, Janna Little had several lobbying clients in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Working for PricewaterhouseCoopers, her clients included:

1998:
Cigar Assn of America
Cltn for Extension Expiring Provisions
Meridian Investments
Natl Assn of Convenience Store Operators
United Parcel Service
USX Corp
Vermont Yankee Corp

1999:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Cigar Assn of America
Meridian Investments
Natl Assn of Convenience Store Operators
United Parcel Service
US Forest Capital
Vermont Yankee Corp

2000:
American Assn of Nurse Anesthetists
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Cigar Assn of America
Conoco Inc
Natl Assn of Convenience Store Operators
Steam Generator Coalition
United Parcel Service
Vermont Yankee Corp

For Williams & Jensen, they included:

1998:
AEGON USA
American Home Products
Cigna Corp
National Assn of Rehabilitation Agencies
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America

1999:
American Home Products
American Physical Therapy Assn
Cigna Corp
National Assn of Rehabilitation Agencies
Novartis Corp
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America
Wyeth

2000:
American Home Products


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