Ned Ryun is an American conservative activist and the founder and CEO of American Majority, a conservative organization that trains candidates and activists.
Education and background
Ryun is the son of Jim Ryun, the former Republican congressman and distance runner.[1][2][3]
A career Republican Party operative,[3] as of 2013 Ryun was the CEO of Voter Gravity, a Republican data firm used for the party's get out the vote efforts; the company created "tablet and smartphone accessible canvassing maps, walk lists, voter information and dialing tools."[13] In 2016, Ryun was a long-shot candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee.[3][14]
Ryun was a staunch ally of Donald Trump.[15] In 2017, Ryun critiqued the Republican tax proposal for not going far enough, accusing the bill of being "a grab bag of goodies for the uberwealthy globalists."[16] In September 2020, after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, Ryun pushed for Trump to fill the vacancy created by Ginsburg's death before the November 2020 presidential election.[17] He pushed for Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett over Barbara Lagoa.[15] Ryun was appointed by Trump to his 1776 Commission, which produced a report on American history that linked progressivism to fascism. The New York Times noted that the report was criticized by mainstream historians.[18]
Ryun is the author of three books:
The Adversaries: A Story of Boston and Bunker Hill (2021) ISBN979-8514466689
Restoring Our Republic: The Making of the Republic and How We Reclaim It Before It's Too Late (2019) ISBN978-1705870778
American Leviathan: The Birth of the Administrative State and Progressive Authoritarianism (2024) ISBN978-1641774376
In addition, he has co-authored two books with his father and twin brother, Drew Ryun: