Background
Zinke, Ryan K. was born on November 1, 1961 in Bozeman, Montana, United States.
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Zinke, Ryan K. was born on November 1, 1961 in Bozeman, Montana, United States.
Zinke attended the, where he was an All Pac-10 lineman for the Oregon Ducks. A student-athlete, Zinke earned a Bachelor of Surgery in geology. Zinke also earned an Master of Business Administration from National University and an Mississippi from the University of San Diego.
Zinke served as a United States. Navy Sea, Air, Land from 1985 to 2008, retiring at the rank of Commander. In 2004, Zinke was named the deputy and acting commander of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force–Arabian Peninsula. In this capacity, Zinke led a force of more than 3,500 Special Operations personnel in Iraq.
Following his tours in Iraq, Zinke was selected to establish the Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command, where he served as “Dean” of the Naval Special Warfare graduate school until his retirement from active duty in 2008.
Zinke was elected to the Montana Senate in 2008, serving from 2009 to 2011, representing Whitefish, Montana. He was the running mate of Montana gubernatorial candidate Neil Livingstone in the 2012 election.
The Livingstone/Zinke ticket finished fifth out of seven in the Republican primary with 12,038 votes (88% of the vote). United States. House of Representatives = 2014 election In spring of 2014, Zinke announced that he was running for Montana"s at-large congressional district, held by Republican Steve Daines, who was running for the United States. Senate.
Zinke campaigned on a message of North American energy independence, a stronger economy, and a robust national defense and border security.
Committee assignments Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Zinke is married to Lolita (née Hand). They have three children: Jennifer, Wolfgang, and Konrad.
During his career as a Sea, Air, Land, he served as a member of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 1999.
Married Lolita Charlotte Zinke. Children: Jennifer, Wolf, Konrad.