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Paul Ryan Still Not Interested In Running For GOP Leadership

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06.11.14 | 11:32 am
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, takes reporters' questions as during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,... House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, takes reporters' questions as during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans signaled support for a budget deal worked out yesterday between Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. The budget deal was one of a few major measures left on Congress' to-do list near the end of a bruising year that has produced a partial government shutdown, a flirtation with a first-ever federal default and gridlock on President Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) still has no intention of running for a position in House Republican leadership after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s shocking GOP primary defeat Tuesday night.

Ryan’s spokesman, asked about the prospect, referred TPM to this comment
by the House budget chairman on Wednesday to a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “My position has not changed. I’m not interested in leadership
… That’s just not been my interest.”

In January, Ryan said he had no intention of being House Speaker and that he could’ve decided to go the “leadership route” years ago but concluded he’s “not going to do that.” People close to Ryan say he wants to be chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee next term. The former vice presidential nominee is also rumored to be a presidential contender in 2016.