In regards to the 54th Speaker of the US House of Representatives, what year was he a candidate for VP?
Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan Jr. ( ; born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who is the 54th and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States, running alongside former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, in the 2012 election.
David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General) David M. Walker (born October 2, 1951) served as United States Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008, and is founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative. He was considered a potential contender for the Connecticut U.S. Senate seat that Joe Lieberman left in 2012, but chose not to run, and said he would maintain his status as an independent. Similarly, he had been promoted as a potential candidate for president, through Americans Elect, before that organization's decision to not field a candidate in the 2012 election. Walker endorsed Mitt Romney for president on October 29, 2012, in an op-ed in the "Washington Times". In 2013, Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.) voted for Walker for Speaker of the House. In 2017, Walker announced that he would explore running for Governor of Connecticut.