Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is set to visit the Bluff City on Thursday.

The lawmaker from Wisconsin will appear at a fundraiser at the Racquet Club. The event starts just before 6pm on Thursday evening.

With the 2012 presidential election just over a month away, Ryan is hoping to raise funds for the Romney campaign as he tries to unseat incumbent Democrat Barack Obama.

Ryan's campaign visit in West Tennessee will follow an earlier scheduled appearance on Thursday in Knoxville.