CONGRESS Ryan's election is one for the ages

He's only 29, but he's not the youngest congressman; that title belongs to a 28-year-old from Florida.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Not since 1812 has anyone been elected to Congress from Ohio as young as Tim Ryan.
The Niles Democrat, who turned 29 on July 16, is two years older than John McLean when he was first elected to Congress 190 years ago, according to the Ohio Historical Society.
McLean, a lawyer and newspaper publisher from Lebanon, served four years in the House before resigning in 1816 to take a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. He later became postmaster general and was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1829 by President Andrew Jackson.
Ryan said after his election to represent Ohio's 17th Congressional District on Tuesday that he recognizes that being young can have its disadvantages.
"I need to hire people who are a lot more experienced than I am and who are a lot smarter than I am," he said.
The youngest
Ryan was not the youngest person elected to Congress on Tuesday.
That honor falls to Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who turned 29 on Oct. 1 and will represent a Fresno-area district.
The youngest member of Congress is still Adam Putnam, 28, R-Florida, first elected to Congress two years ago. He ran unopposed for re-election Tuesday.
Putnam said Friday he is trying to put together a network of legislators under 40. He said he suspects that they will find common concerns about issues that face the younger generation, such as economic globalization and the pace of technological change.
'Extra pressure'
In Congress, Putnam said Ryan and Nunes will find that their colleagues will treat them with respect, but they "will probably feel a little extra pressure to be prepared and to have a good start because everybody's waiting for the kid to mess up."
Nunes said that because power in the House is based on seniority, youth can be an advantage for a member who has to wait 10 or 15 years to rise to a position of power.
"The upward mobility potential is greater for a younger member of Congress," Nunes said.