Our 2007 Commencement speaker is in the news with a profile in the Cleveland Plain Dealer that identifies him as the "face of the Democratic Party's future."

Tim Ryan, who got his law degree here in 2000, was elected to Congress in 2002 and has become a popular campaigner for his party's candidates throughout the country. Ohio leaders in both parties see him as a political comer:

"Ryan's doggedness on behalf of his Akron, Warren and Youngstown-area constituents, coupled with his ability to sound like a regular guy while discussing arcane topics like Chinese currency manipulation, has earned him the reputation of a political up-and-comer who could be a candidate for the U.S. Senate as early as 2010." 

We can't help wondering if he will be campaigning for another Pierce Law grad, Donna Edwards, in her campaign to represent Maryland's 4th District.