Ryan Matthew Spaude (born March 29, 1994) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.
He was raised by his parents in the town of Little Suamico, Wisconsin and graduated from Oconto Falls High School in 2012.
[3] In 2024, the Wisconsin Legislature adopted a new redistricting act which replaced the decade-old Republican gerrymander.
No incumbent legislator lived within the boundaries of the new 89th Assembly district, and in April 2024, Spaude announced that he would run for the seat as a Democrat.
[4] He was unopposed for the Democratic Party nomination, but faced a serious matchup in the general election against Brown County board chair Patrick Buckley.