Ron Paul

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Ron Paul

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 14th district Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 1997 Preceded by Greg Laughlin

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 22nd district

In office January 3, 1979 January 3, 1985 Preceded by Succeeded by Robert Gammage Tom DeLay In office April 3, 1976 January 3, 1977 Preceded by Succeeded by Robert R. Casey Robert Gammage Personal details Ronald Ernest Paul Born August 20, 1935 (1935-08-20) (age 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Republican (19761988, 1988present) Libertarian (1988 Presidential Election) Carolyn "Carol" Paul Ronald "Ronnie" Paul, Jr. Lori Paul Pyeatt Children Randal "Rand" Paul Robert Paul Joy Paul-LeBlanc Residence Lake Jackson, Texas Gettysburg College (B.S.) Duke University (M.D.)

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Gynaecologist (Physician), Politician Christian (Baptist)[1]

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Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American medical doctor, author, Republican United States Representative, and a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination. He has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policies, recognized for sharply opposing his own party on many issues. Since 1997, Paul has represented Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes Galveston. Paul serves on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services, and on the Joint Economic Committee, as well as chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Paul is a graduate of Gettysburg College and Duke University School of Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. He served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force from 1963 until 1968. He worked as an obstetriciangynecologist during the 1960s and 1970s, delivering more than 4,000 babies, before entering politics in 1976. Following his 2008 run for the Republican Party presidential nomination, Paul became the initiator of the advocacy group Campaign for Liberty and his ideas have been expressed in numerous published articles and books, including Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom (2011), End The Fed (2009), The Revolution: A Manifesto (2008), Pillars of Prosperity (2008), A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship (2007), and The Case for Gold (1982). His son Rand Paul was elected to the United States Senate for Kentucky in 2010, making the elder Paul the first Representative in history to serve concurrently with a child in the Senate.[3] Paul has been characterized as the "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party movement.[4][5] He has become well known for his libertarian ideas on many political issues, often differing from both Republican and Democratic Party stances. On July 12, 2011, Paul announced that he would not seek another term in Congress in order to focus on his presidential bid.[6] He campaigned for President of the United States twice before, first during 1988 as the nominee of the Libertarian Party and again during 2008 as a candidate for the Republican nomination.