Paul Ryan has kept a low profile since Election Day — but he’ll retake the spotlight again soon as the headliner at an anti-abortion organization’s fundraiser.

The Susan B. Anthony List announced Friday that the House Budget Committee chairman and former vice presidential nominee will be the keynote speaker at its annual gala in April.

In a statement, Ryan said he’s honored to be giving the keynote for an organization “leading the charge to protect life at all stages.”

“I am committed to working with the SBA List and all Americans to defend the dignity of every human life and protect the freedom of conscience and religion,” Ryan said.

SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser praised Ryan’s anti-abortion record. “Congressman Ryan respects the dignity of all human life and is committed to protecting women and unborn children, as well as our conscience rights and religious freedoms,” Dannenfelser said in a statement.

The speech could be a good chance for Ryan to raise his profile with anti-abortion voters as he prepares to chart his own political future — but it also carries real risks. His views, which included opposing abortion in all cases except when the mother’s life is at risk, became fodder for Democratic attacks in the presidential election.

Dannenfelser had criticized Mitt Romney for avoiding the abortion issue during the 2012 campaign.

Previous speakers at the SBA List’s annual Campaign for Life Gala have included anti-abortion lawmakers Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), former Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), and ex-presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.).

This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 11:54 a.m. on January 4, 2013.