Pat Ryan

An excerpt from Representative Pat Ryan’s campaign website: https://www.patryanforcongress.com

Why I’m Running
As a cadet at West Point, I learned and lived by the West Point motto: Duty, Honor, Country. I’m running for Congress to bring that ethos to Washington, where it’s desperately needed.

• Duty: Means that whether you are leading troops in combat, leading a small business, or leading a county, you must deliver – there is no excuse for failure.
• Honor: The honor code at West Point is crystal clear, “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do”, as our families struggle, businesses close, our core freedoms are attacked, career politicians and big corporations are lying, cheating, and stealing for their own benefit. I will not tolerate that behavior.
• Country: I took an oath to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I always perceived the greatest threat to be foreign, but it is clear with right-wing attacks on our democracy, women’s healthcare, and our ability to keep guns off our streets, we must stand up to domestic extremists.