| Ryan Weld | |
| Office: | Majority Whip of the West Virginia Senate |
| Termstart: | August 30, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Craig Blair |
| State Senate1: | West Virginia |
| District1: | 1st |
| Alongside1: | Laura Chapman |
| Term Start1: | December 1, 2016 |
| Predecessor1: | Jack Yost |
| State Delegate2: | West Virginia |
| District2: | 2nd |
| Term Start2: | December 1, 2014 |
| Term End2: | December 1, 2016 |
| Predecessor2: | Phil Diserio |
| Successor2: | Phil Diserio |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Wellsburg, West Virginia |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Wellsburg, West Virginia |
| Alma Mater: | Fairmont State University |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Unit: | Air Force Reserve |
| Rank: | Captain |
| President: | Mitch Carmichael Craig Blair |
Ryan William Weld (born May 19, 1980[1]) is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate for the 1st district. He previously served in the West Virginia House of Delegates. He was appointed whip in 2017.[2]
Weld was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia, where he still resides. He graduated from Fairmont State University in 2003.[3] Weld is a prosecuting attorney[4] and Captain in the Air Force Reserve.[5]
Weld was elected to the House of Delegates in 2014, defeating incumbent Phil Diserio.[6] In November 2015, he announced his candidacy for the Senate in the 2016 election.[7] Weld won the Republican primary unopposed, and defeated incumbent Democrat Jack Yost in the general election.[8] In 2020, Weld was unsuccessfully opposed in the primary by Jack Newbrough.[9] [10]
Weld presented Speaker John Bercow with a copy of The West Virginia State Capitol Building, a book of photography by Thorney Lieberman.[11]