With Senator Sherrod Brown out of the running for 2020, all eyes are on another Ohio politician - Congressman Tim Ryan. 

Ryan says years of frustration are what's fueling his strong consideration of running for President. 

"Just watching this economic train wreck happen for 30 years and really not seeing anybody in the democratic party that even gets it and that to me is really frustrating," said Ryan. "I think our community, and communities like ours, need a voice that understands what happened, how the workers have been left out, and where we need to go. I think I could offer that kind of vision for the country because we've been doing it here but also know that if we're going to move forward, we have to cut these workers in and that's not part of the conversation right now."

Ryan says his frustration has been building for years and he's not hearing and hasn't heard for a few cycles that democratic candidates are truly connecting with American workers. 

"That concern that is here is not being translated to Washington. I try, and there are others that do, but it's not penetrated this coastal, the coastal domination of the Democratic Party," said Ryan. "I ran against Nancy Pelosi, primarily because I thought this message is not getting out, no one is listening. President Trump won the presidency because Democrats forgot to talk to workers, people who take a shower after work as opposed to people who just take a shower before work and those are the people that we grow up with here, those are our family members, and I'm upset because their voices aren't being heard. I want to do something about it, and whether that's run for President or not, that's where my heart is."

One of the determining factors for Ryan will be his family. He says they have had conversations for a few months and will support him in whatever path he chooses. 

"I think my wife thinks I'm a little crazy, but she's my rock, and she'll be there, and the kids have said if we decide to do this, they'll be there. That means the world to me because it would be a great sacrifice missing events with them. Brady is four and a half and just a load of fun and the kids are in high school, and they're a lot of fun so missing out on that would suck, but you also want to leave them a little bit better world than we're in right now and that is important to me too," said Ryan.

Another factor in the decision is money. Ryan is currently working to determine if he'll have sufficient financial backing to enter the race. 

"You don't want to get in and not have anyone backing you. You need some money. I'm not going to change my message. I'm going to talk about jobs, workers, new economy, pensions, the things I talk about here and will that resonate in Iowa, New Hampshire, and the early states? I think there is some interest in that. Is there some interest in the generational change? Yeah, I think so. So you need some money. But the people who have been through it say the person with the message that really connects, you tap into something, You saw this with Bernie Sanders, you saw this with Donald Trump, they had a message. Trump ran, he didn't have a whole lot of money, like he dominated free media. So if you have that message that really gets in someone's heart, then the money comes, but you need enough to just get in," he said.

The lone sitting member of the house to win the presidency is James Garfield 140 years ago. Ryan says the odds are certainly against him, but he's not too worried this early in the game.

"Nobody has a good shot, ask Hillary Clinton, ask Marco Rubio and even Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, they had no chance so its never the one you think. It's never the one they're talking about in March of the previous year, it's always somebody that comes out of nowhere and you know a lot of people think the Mahoning Valley is nowhere so we may have to surprise some people if we decide to get in," said Ryan.

Ryan says he needs to make a decision soon, likely in the next month or so. 

"I want to let everyone know though that this would be for them. I grew up here, this will be us running to try and change what's been happening to us and many other communities across the country in the last 30 years, so, we'll see."