Ronald Paul Klink^[1] (born September 23, 1951) is an American television broadcaster and politician and who served four terms as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania from 1993 to 2001, as member of the Democratic Party.^[2]

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Ron Klink
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Joseph Kolter
Succeeded by	Melissa Hart
Personal details
Born	Ronald Paul Klink (1951-09-23) September 23, 1951 (age 72) Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Linda Hogan ​ (m. 1977)​

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Klink was born in Canton, Ohio, and graduated from Meyersdale High School in Pennsylvania in 1969.^[3] He married Linda Loree Hogan in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1977.^[1][4]

In 1992, Klink sought the Democratic nomination for the 4th District and defeated five-term incumbent Joe Kolter in the primary.^[5] He was easily elected in November and served four terms in the House, never winning less than 64 percent of the vote. Klink was popular within his district as a moderate Democrat with strong labor ties.

He had been mentioned as a possible candidate for his own congressional seat against the person who succeeded him, Republican Melissa Hart. However, in December 2005, Klink announced he would not run.

According to then-Congressman Curt Weldon in his book Countdown to Terror, in 2003, Klink offered Weldon the identity of an intelligence source with information on Iraqi uranium purchases.^[5] The agent was thought to be Iranian arms dealer Manucher Ghorbanifar. The intelligence reportedly later proved to be fabricated.

*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 6 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 98 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 17 votes.

• 2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania