Janesville Gazette: Geography as destiny: As Paul Ryan exits, will it be more of the same?

Janesville Gazette: Geography as destiny: As Paul Ryan exits, will it be more of the same?

Some voters in the 1st Congressional District weren’t born the last time a Democrat won the seat. They might have to wait a while longer. Republican Rep. Paul Ryan is retiring after 20 years in office. He leaves a legacy of strong Republican support and a district whose boundaries have shifted to exclude Democrats and include more Republicans.