







Republican candidate for U.S. House in Texas
TX-19 Republican nominee?
Primary Election
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1%chance to win
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleBusiness owner
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
LocationTexas
BackgroundBusiness owner
Notable personal detailsRyan Zink is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Texas' 19th Congressional District. He has run a campaign under the committee Ryan Zink for Congress and has been based in Wolfforth/Lubbock-area West Texas. In federal court filings related to January 6, 2021, he is identified as Ryan Scott Zink, a Lubbock, Texas resident and business owner.
The candidate has publicly positioned himself as a small-government/constitutional conservative and campaign materials and media coverage attribute support for eliminating the federal income tax and a federal sales tax; however the campaign website does not publish a detailed tax policy and there is limited direct policy text on taxes available from the candidate’s official pages.
The candidate states that abortion is wrong except in rare medical circumstances and believes the federal government should have no role in supporting abortion; he supports defunding abortion providers.
The candidate rejects that man-made climate change is an urgent global threat and identifies oil and gas as the most reliable energy source; he advocates expanded domestic drilling and energy independence. His stated positions emphasize support for fossil-fuel production and opposition to climate-focused regulatory measures.
Ryan Zink is being mentioned in coverage of a broader voting-rights and redistricting fight, not in a specific personal development. The main issue is a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections and has triggered new map-drawing efforts in several states. Civil rights groups and Democrats are pushing back, warning that the changes could reduce Black representation in Congress and state legislatures.
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