Who is Ryan Olmstead?

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-Trevor Byrd: Faith Christian School

Although interested in government, Ryan Olmstead has no plans of government in his future. He would like to take a leadership role at MGA. When asked why he wanted to run for Speaker of the House Pro Tempore, he replied, “I want to be able to tell people what to do”. This caught me off guard and I merely thought he had miss spoken, yet later in his interview he came back to this same point. When asked what his favorite Harry Potter Spell was he said it was the lock spell.
Although this seems very opinionated, I would like to share some information about him, which he shared with me. Ryan enjoys the outdoors and goes outside to relax. His favorite color is green, green being the color of grass. He does not have a favorite television show because he does not have cable, but luckily his favorite geography teacher keeps him up-to-date on current events. Ryan’s favorite band is R.E.M.
When I asked what he believed was the strongest element of his personality is he claimed that it was his ability to think on his feet and come up with answers for questions and issues presented to him. The only piece of advice he would offer future candidates running for this office is to have fun while running for the office. After high school he plans to either attend Boston, UVA, or Florida to become a space engineer.

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