Ryan Wilcox was born in Ogden, Utah at the old Mckay-Dee Hospital. As a lifelong resident of Weber County, he grew up working on the family farm in West Weber.

In his youth, he was actively engaged in the Boy Scouts of America, earning the Eagle Scout Award and working as a counselor at Camp Loll in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. From 1996-1998, he served a Spanish-speaking mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern California.

In 1999, he married Kristina Beckstrom, in the Bountiful LDS Temple. He is the father of 3 children: a son Ryder and two daughters, Reagan and Julia.

He graduated from Weber State University with a BA in Commercial Spanish and Political Science. He has worked in agriculture, construction, real estate management and retail sales. For the past decade, he has worked for Sprint Nextel Corporation managing retail stores. Under his leadership, stores have won several awards for sales performance and operational excellence.

Ryan is an avid sportsman and a Lifetime Member of the NRA. A lifelong Republican, Ryan has served for the past two years as the State Representative for District 7, which encompasses most of Northern Weber County. He has also served as a State and County Delegate and worked as a Legislative Assistant in the Utah House of Representatives prior to running for office in 2008.