PERSON: Ryan Zinke
Employer
U.S. House of Representatives
Position
Member of Congress
Biography
Ryan Keith Zinke (/ˈzɪŋki/ ZING-kee; born November 1, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Montana’s 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Zinke served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013 and as the U.S. representative for the at-large congressional district from 2015 to 2017. He served as the United States secretary of the interior under president Donald Trump from 2017 until his resignation in 2019 following a series of ethical scandals.
Zinke graduated from multiple colleges before he was a U.S. Navy SEAL from 1986 until 2008, retiring as a commander. The first SEAL to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, he formerly served as a member of the Natural Resources Committee and the Armed Services Committee. As a member of Congress, Zinke supported the use of ground troops in the Middle East to combat ISIS, and opposed the Affordable Care Act, various environmental regulations, and the transfer of federal lands to individual states.
Zinke was appointed secretary of the interior by Trump. He was confirmed on March 1, 2017, becoming the first SEAL and the first Montanan since statehood to occupy a Cabinet position.
As Secretary, Zinke opened some federal lands for oil, gas and mineral exploration and extraction. His actions as interior secretary raised ethical questions and were investigated by the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General. In October 2018, the Interior’s inspector general referred the investigation to the Department of Justice. On December 15, 2018, Trump announced that Zinke would leave his post as of January 2, 2019, to be replaced by his deputy, David Bernhardt. The Inspector General’s report concluded that Zinke had repeatedly violated ethical rules and then lied to investigators. His tenure as the interior secretary was plagued by scandals, including his insistence that special flagpoles be erected so that flags could be raised or lowered when he was in residence, spending over $200,000 of taxpayer money to do so.
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Zinke graduated from multiple colleges before he was a U.S. Navy SEAL from 1986 until 2008, retiring as a commander. The first SEAL to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, he formerly served as a member of the Natural Resources Committee and the Armed Services Committee. As a member of Congress, Zinke supported the use of ground troops in the Middle East to combat ISIS, and opposed the Affordable Care Act, various environmental regulations, and the transfer of federal lands to individual states.
Zinke was appointed secretary of the interior by Trump. He was confirmed on March 1, 2017, becoming the first SEAL and the first Montanan since statehood to occupy a Cabinet position.
As Secretary, Zinke opened some federal lands for oil, gas and mineral exploration and extraction. His actions as interior secretary raised ethical questions and were investigated by the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General. In October 2018, the Interior’s inspector general referred the investigation to the Department of Justice. On December 15, 2018, Trump announced that Zinke would leave his post as of January 2, 2019, to be replaced by his deputy, David Bernhardt. The Inspector General’s report concluded that Zinke had repeatedly violated ethical rules and then lied to investigators. His tenure as the interior secretary was plagued by scandals, including his insistence that special flagpoles be erected so that flags could be raised or lowered when he was in residence, spending over $200,000 of taxpayer money to do so.
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03/20/2025: Rep. Ryan Zinke on Trump’s Effort to Eliminate Department of Education
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02/18/2025: Congressman Defends DOGE After It Lays off Hundreds of His Constituents, Questions if Their Jobs Were ‘Necessary’
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12/26/2024: Rep. Zinke: The Panama Canal Is Critical to Our National Security and at Present It Is Being Run by the CCP (clip)
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12/26/2024: Rep. Ryan Zinke: Ukraine Is Not Ready for NATO, They Would Have To Do a Massive Political Reform that They’re Not Willing To Do
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12/26/2024: Rep. Ryan Zinke: Mike Johnson ‘Is the Most Conservative Speaker’
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12/26/2024: Rep. Zinke: The Panama Canal Is Critical to Our National Security and at Present It Is Being Run by the CCP
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12/10/2024: Rep. Zinke on Republicans’ Narrow Majority in the Next Congress: ‘If You Disrupt the Path and Agenda of the House, You, in Fact, Are Blowing Up Donald Trump’s Tracks’ (clip)
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12/10/2024: Rep. Zinke on Republicans’ Narrow Majority in the Next Congress: ‘If You Disrupt the Path and Agenda of the House, You, in Fact, Are Blowing Up Donald Trump’s Tracks’ (clip)
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