“I think America is strong enough to fix the problems, grace and honor to D.C. I think energy independence and control spending. We have to go to a balanced budget. Quite frankly, as far as our debt goes, I don't think you can tax your way out of it. I think people are taxed enough.”

American politician and businessman, born 1961

Ryan Keith Zinke is an American politician and businessman, serving as the U.S. representative for Montana's 1st congressional district since 2023. A Republican, he has held office in state and national politics and served as secretary of the interior under Donald Trump. Zinke served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013, then represented Montana at large in the U.S. House from 2015 to 2017. He became secretary of the interior in 2017 and resigned in 2019 after a series of ethics inquiries.