Personal Life
Ryan married Janna Little, a tax attorney, in 2000. Little, a native of Oklahoma, is a graduate of Wellesley College, and George Washington University Law School. Her cousin is Democratic Representative Dan Boren, also of Oklahoma. The Ryans live in the Courthouse Hill historic district of Janesville, Wisconsin. They have three children: Liza, Charles, and Sam. A Roman Catholic, Ryan is a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Janesville, and was an altar boy.
Because of a family history of fatal heart attacks before age 60, Ryan pursues an intense cross-training fitness program called P90X. He is "fairly careful" about what he eats and makes his own bratwurst and Polish sausage
In a radio interview Ryan said that he had run a marathon in under three hours; he later stated that he forgot his actual time and was just trying to state what he thought was a normal time. His one official marathon time is recorded as slightly over four hours.
Ryan is a fisherman and bowhunter, and a member of the Janesville Bowmen archery association. He stated that he has made close to 40 climbs of Colorado's 14,000-foot mountains, or Fourteeners and is a fan of the Green Bay Packers. His musical preferences include Beethoven, Rage Against the Machine, and Led Zeppelin.
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