Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is moving his family from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. to live in a rented home in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, Politico reported.
An aide confirmed to Politico that Ryan would be living in the home temporarily and that the family would be spending time at both homes.
“Now in the private sector, Paul and his family are temporarily renting a house in Maryland, and he’ll be spending time there as well as their family home in Janesville,” the aide told Politico.
It’s not immediately clear why he’s moving, but the transition is significant for the famously homesick ex-lawmaker.
Ryan took great pains while in office to make it clear that his home was in Wisconsin and not D.C., opting to sleep in his office during the week for the two decades he was in Congress and returning home to Wisconsin nearly every weekend.
His wife got suspicious
To continue working on behalf of the people of Wisconsin. He’s always been such an unselfish sort.
The $174k reps. make doesn’t go far in expensive DC when you have to keep a home in your district as well, but now that he’s making millions as a lobbyist he can afford to live in DC, that’s why.
Old saying: Follow the money.
My guess is he’s either going to run a Georgetown soup kitchen for wayward ex-GOP members of congress who’ve fallen on hard times or accept an 8 figure salary job working for a top-tier K Street lobbying firm. Whaddaya think? I’m leaning towards soup kitchen, myself.