Paul Nehlen

Nehlen filed campaign papers to run against Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on April 1, 2016 and officially launched his campaign on April 14, with the opening of his first campaign office in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Nehlen claims to have been a Paul Ryan supporter and worked for his election in earlier campaigns but at least one conservative media report has questioned that claim. Nehlen indicated he decided to run against Ryan in 2016 because he felt betrayed by Ryan's positions on immigration and the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty. He accused Ryan of "cronyism and corruption".
According to a Janesville Gazette report about his campaign launch, "Nehlen declined to talk about issues such as abortion and would not say what presidential candidate he supports or whether he would support a Republican running for the presidency."
Nehlen is running on a platform calling for secure borders, enforcement of existing immigration laws, and reduced government spending, and he is opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty.
On April 26, it was announced that Nehlen had earned the endorsement of the Atlanta, Georgia-based Tea Party Patriots.
On May 5, 2016, Nehlen pledged to support Donald Trump for the presidency.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on July 14, 2016 that Nehlen had hired Dan Backer as his campaign treasurer. Backer is nationally known for his fundraising activities.
In an August 2016 radio interview, Nehlen suggested that the United States should "have a discussion" about the possibility of deporting Sharia-adherent Muslims living in the country. The remark occurred when Nehlen was asked about his thoughts regarding the dispute between 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of Humayun Khan, an American Muslim Army captain who died in a suicide bombing while serving in Iraq in 2004. During the interview, Nehlen also said that every mosque in the United States should be monitored for signs of potential radicalization.
Personal life
Nehlen and his wife, Gabriela, reside in Delavan, Wisconsin. He has two adult sons from a previous marriage.

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