Ryan Christopher Sitton was born on 1975 and is an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party.
15 Facts About Ryan Sitton
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Ryan Sitton was a member of the Texas Railroad Commission from 2015 to 2021.
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Ryan Sitton spent his early career working for oil and gas companies, including ALCOA, Oxy, Marathon, and Berwanger Engineering and Consulting.
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In 2012, Ryan Sitton lost a runoff contest with fellow Republican Greg Bonnen in Galveston County for the District 24 seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
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Ryan Sitton polled 398,652 votes to Christian's 297,654.
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Ryan Sitton faced Steve Brown, a Democratic businessman from Houston, Libertarian Party candidate Mark Miller, and Green Party candidate Martina Salinas.
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Ryan Sitton was sworn in on January 5,2015, succeeding outgoing Commissioner Barry Smitherman.
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Ryan Sitton is the first mechanical engineer to serve on the Commission in 50 years.
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In December 2016, Ryan Sitton praised President Donald Trump's choice for EPA head, Scott Pruitt, predicting that Trump and Pruitt's reduction of federal regulations would lead to an oil boom.
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In 2017, Ryan Sitton voted in favor of Exxon Mobil in a regulation issue.
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Ryan Sitton did not disclose that Exxon Mobil is a client of his company, PinnacleART.
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In 2019, Ryan Sitton was passed over for Railroad Commission chairman, a break from tradition since the incumbent closest to re-election is usually chosen.
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In 2020, Ryan Sitton lost the Republican primary for reelection to Jim Wright, despite having the support of the Texas governor, lieutenant governor, and both of the state's senators.
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Ryan Sitton's campaign had raised $2 million more than Wright's $13,000 campaign.
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In 2020, Ryan Sitton returned to work as CEO at PinnacleART.