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{{Short description|American politician and filmmaker|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Butler
| image = Ryan Butler.jpg
| birth_name = Ryan Townsend Butler
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| education = {{ubl
| [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| [[American University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
}}
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Chris Sgro]]|2006}}
| website = {{URL|RyanButler.net}}
| occupation = {{Hlist | Filmmaker | attorney}}
}}

'''Ryan Townsend Butler''' is an American politician and filmmaker. He directed the first documentary about [[same-sex marriage]] to air on national television in the United States, is the former president of the LGBT Democrats of North Carolina and is a former member of the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goqnotes.com/41789/charlotte-gay-delegate-pflag-fundraiser-prayer-breakfast-band-concert-music-benefit-vet-summit-mens-group/|title=Charlotte: Gay delegate, PFLAG fundraiser, prayer breakfast, band concert, music benefit, vet summit, men's group – QNotes|date=February 12, 2016 }}</ref>

==Political career==
Butler previously served on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Dupont Circle, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dupontcircleanc.net/2B04.htm |title=Dupont Circle ANC 2B - Commissioner Ryan Butler 2B04 |website=Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission |via=dupontcircleanc.net |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710025950/http://www.dupontcircleanc.net/2B04.htm |archive-date=July 10, 2007}}</ref> in Ward 2. He was elected on November 7, 2006 with 87.47% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dcboee.org/pdf_files/Summary_General_2006.pdf|title=District of Columbia: Board of Elections and Ethics: Election Results}}</ref> He was the first President of the LGBT Democrats of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|title=President's Council – LGBT Democrats of NC |url=http://lgbtdemocrats.org/presidents-council |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909202304/http://lgbtdemocrats.org/presidents-council |archive-date=September 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goqnotes.com/25953/cooper-to-gay-rights-group-day-of-equality-is-coming|title=Cooper to gay rights group: Day of equality is coming – QNotes|date=November 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lgbtdemocrats.org/presidents-council/|title=President's Council | LGBTQ Democrats of NC}}</ref> In April 2015 Butler was appointed as Chair of the Council of Review of the North Carolina Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web|title=NC Democratic Party tries to oust former labor commissioner John Brooks|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article18155549.html}}</ref> On February 6, 2016 he was one of five people elected to the [[Democratic National Committee]] by the North Carolina Democratic Party’s State Executive Committee, making him a [[superdelegate]]. That marked the first time an out LGBT DNC member had ever been elected by the North Carolina Democratic Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goqnotes.com/41789/charlotte-gay-delegate-pflag-fundraiser-prayer-breakfast-band-concert-music-benefit-vet-summit-mens-group/|title=Charlotte: Gay delegate, PFLAG fundraiser, prayer breakfast, band concert, music benefit, vet summit, men's group – QNotes|date=February 12, 2016 }}</ref>

==Film and legal career==
Butler's most notable film, ''[[A Union in Wait]]'' (2001), was an independent documentary film about same-sex marriage which aired on [[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]] and screened at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aunioninwait.com/showdates.html |title=A Union In Wait |website=aunioninwait.com |access-date=March 21, 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.outsmartmag.com/issue/i04-03/a-4-Television.php |title=Sundance Gets Religious |website=[[OutSmart]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317172027/http://www.outsmartmag.com/issue/i04-03/a-4-Television.php |archive-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> It was the first documentary about same-sex marriage to air on national television in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drusch |first=Andrea |date=17 March 2014 |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/fred-phelps-westboro-baptist-church-104745 |title=Fred Phelps: 10 things to know |website=[[Politico]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Bob |date=22 March 2019 |url=https://baptistnews.com/article/north-carolina-baptist-church-ordaining-trans-woman-to-gospel-ministry/ |title=North Carolina Baptist church ordaining trans woman to gospel ministry |website=[[Baptist News Global]]}}</ref>

After the release of ''A Union in Wait'', Butler worked as a television editor in Washington, D.C., for [[WJLA|ABC 7]], the [[National Geographic Channel]], and [[CNN]]. In 2008 he moved back to North Carolina, where he worked as in house counsel at [[Replacements, Ltd.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.replacementsltd.com/press/pressrelease_20131015b.htm |title=Replacements, Ltd. Announces Additions to Legal and Management Teams |date=October 15, 2013 |website=Replacements, Ltd |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115850/http://www.replacementsltd.com/press/pressrelease_20131015b.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> after working for the North Carolina General Assembly<ref>{{cite web|title=Archive.org, North Carolina General Assembly - Senate Members & Respective Legislative Staff |url=http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/reports/member-clerk.pl?Chamber=Senate&SortBy=Member |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628192731/http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/reports/member-clerk.pl?Chamber=Senate&SortBy=Member |archive-date=June 28, 2011 }}</ref> and then as an attorney in private practice.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attorney Ryan Butler |website=Vaughan Law |url=http://www.vaughanlaw.com/?q=attorney-ryan-butler |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023011028/http://www.vaughanlaw.com/?q=attorney-ryan-butler |archive-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.RyanButler.net}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120317172027/http://www.outsmartmag.com/issue/i04-03/a-4-Television.php Sundance Gets Religious], ''Out Smart Magazine'', April 1, 2003; retrieved November 11, 2007; archived copy March 17, 2012
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120531075709/http://www2.citypaper.com/printStory.asp?id=6702 Coming Attractions: Features, A Consumer Guide to MFF 2001], ''Baltimore City Paper'', April 25, 2001; retrieved November 11, 2007; archived copy May 31, 2012

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