WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks following a meeting of House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol October 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. Ryan has said he is willing to be the next Speaker of the House if all House Republicans endorse him for the position. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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He's officially in.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced on Thursday that after meeting with various groups of House Republicans, he will enter the race to replace outgoing House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
"I am ready and eager to be our speaker," he wrote in a letter to colleagues.
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The full House will vote on its next speaker in elections scheduled for next Wednesday, Oct. 28.
