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Tim Ryan, who spent 20 years serving the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House, has opened Unlikely Majorities, a consulting firm that touts it "runs campaigns that make the politically and culturally impossible possible."
A Democrat, Ryan left the U.S. House after 10 two-year terms at the end of 2022, after losing a Senate race to Republican J.D. Vance by 6.1%. Since then, Ryan has advocated for the natural gas industry and cryptocurrency through his Celtic Consulting firm. He considered a run for Ohio governor for this election, but said in November he would not seek the office.
Along with Ryan, Unlikely Majorities' other managing partner is Justin Zorn, senior adviser at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Ryan said: "I'm thrilled to start this new firm with my friend Justin Zorn. We both feel passionately about working to find common ground between unlikely political groups to advance critical initiatives to help America. Underneath the toxic political views are good-hearted people who want to heal our country. Helping them is the mission of our firm."
Ryan said he still has some clients through Celtic Consulting, but Unlikely Majorities is his main focus.
The firm's website states it helps "mission-driven companies, trade associations, investors, coalition and civic leaders translate ideas across the value system, build genuine support with unexpected allies, and achieve big objectives in policy, media, markets and culture."
The firm will work on issues including clean air and water, healthy food and technology that serves human well-being rather than merely the profits of a few, according to its website.
"Conventional communications and lobbying firms sharpen the message and make the policy ask, but they work within the political landscape as it exists," the website states. Unlikely Majorities will work to "change the operating environment" by building trust and turning it into action, according to the website.
The website reads: "In practice, this might mean helping conservative homeowners see clean energy as a matter of property rights. It might mean bringing progressives to support a free-market policy that increases growth and opportunities for labor. It might mean connecting health-conscious conservatives, red-state farmers and environmental advocates around cleaner food, soil, air and water."
While most compromise is "at the lowest common denominator," Unlikely Majorities states it is building "practical alliances that serve mutual values aimed at people's highest aspirations. We then mobilize policy, media, investment and the public interest to make those aspirations real."
The firm's website states it is "highly selective about the work we take on. We partner with organizations whose products, investments or policy goals can credibly advance priorities Americans share: good jobs and housing, healthy food and soil, clean air and water, safe communities, strong domestic high-wage job creation and training, responsible innovation, trustworthy public institutions and technology that serves the public good."