If you haven’t heard, House Speaker Paul Ryan has himself a primary challenger: Self-described executive, entrepreneur, and inventor, Paul Nehlen. And Mr. Nehlen is not just any challenger, he characterizes himself as “arguably Paul Ryan’s biggest supporter,” having donated much of his time to Ryan’s campaigns. Mr. Nehlen was kind enough to take a few moments from his hectic schedule to answer a few questions for our readers.

Victory Girls: You’ve been described in some media as a “businessman and job creator,” “a bad ass biker,” and an “insurgent candidate.” Can you tell our readers a little about yourself, and what your primary motivation is for challenging Speaker Ryan?

Paul Nehlen: I’m a manufacturing guy to the marrow of my bones—started my career as a maintenance mechanic on a factory floor and worked my way up to run that same company. I’m also an inventor, and all of my inventions have applications in manufacturing. The process of making something—taking it from an idea and raw materials all the way to a useful finished product—is something I’ve never been able to top. The day I learned Paul Ryan had voted for fast-track Trade Promotion Authority and greased the skids for the job-killing, industry-decimating, district-leveling crony trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the fuse to run against him was lit. As a guy who’s run everything from small to large manufacturing operations and created a lot of jobs, I know that TPA/TPP will literally strike a deathblow to American manufacturing, jobs, and workers—never mind American sovereignty. I couldn’t stand by and watch it happen.