KENOSHA — The upcoming election set for November 4th extends far beyond the race for governor. In the 1st Congressional District, Republican U.S. Representative Paul Ryan hopes to retain his long-held seat from Democratic challenger Rob Zerban.

This is the second time U.S. Representative Paul Ryan has faced Democratic challenger Rob Zerban in an election. Both ran for the 1st Congressional District seat in 2012.

In 2012, Paul Ryan was Mitt Romney’s vice presidential candidate.

Zerban has proven to be a formidable opponent to Ryan in the past. Ryan has held the seat since he was first elected to Congress in 1998, but during the 2011 election, Zerban came closer to winning than any of Ryan’s previous opponents. 12 percentage points separated the two.

Zerban is from Kenosha. Ryan’s hometown is Janesville.