What Rand Paul sees in the mirror: Rand Paul From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Paul Rand. Rand Paul Paul in January 2011 United States Senator from Kentucky Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Mitch McConnell Preceded by Jim Bunning Personal details Born Randal Howard Paul January 7, 1963 (age 50) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Political party Republican Spouse(s) Kelley Ashby Paul (m. 1990) Relations Ron Paul (father) Carol Wells Paul (mother) Children William Robert Duncan Residence Bowling Green, Kentucky Alma mater Baylor University Duke University (M.D.) Occupation Ophthalmologist (Physician) Religion Presbyterian[1] (baptized Episcopalian) Website Senator Rand Paul Rand Paul for U.S. Senate Randal Howard Rand Paul (born January 7, 1963) is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party, and the son of former U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas. He first received national attention in 2008 when making political speeches on behalf of his father, who was campaigning for the Republican Partys nomination for president. He is the first United States senator to have served simultaneously with a parent in the United States House of Representatives. A graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine, Paul began practicing ophthalmology in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1993 and established his own clinic in December 2007. In 1994, he founded Kentucky Taxpayers United, of which he is still chairman.[2] In 2010, Paul ran as the Republican candidate for the United States Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky, defeating Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson in the primary. He subsequently defeated Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway in the general election. A member of the Tea Party movement, he supports term limits, a balanced budget amendment, the Read the Bills Act, and widespread reduction in federal spending and taxation. Unlike his more stridently isolationist, or non-interventionist, father, Paul concedes a role for American armed forces abroad, including permanent foreign military bases.[3][4] He has garnered attention for his positions, often clashing with both Republicans and Democrats.[5] Contents [hide] 1 Early life and education 2 Medical career 2.1 National Board of Ophthalmology 3 Political activism 4 Electoral history 4.1 Primary campaign 4.1.1 Early fundraising success 4.1.2 Primary victory 4.2 General campaign 5 U.S. Senate career 5.1 Tenure 5.2 Committee assignments 6 Political positions 7 Personal life 8 References 9 External links Early life and education Randal Howard Paul[6] was born on January 7, 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Carol (née Wells) and Ron Paul. His father is a physician and former U.S. Representative of Texas 14th congressional district. The middle child of five, his siblings are Ronald Ronnie Paul Jr., Lori Paul Pyeatt, Robert Paul and Joy Paul-LeBlanc.[7] Paul was baptized in the Episcopal Church[8] and identified as a practicing Christian as a teenager.[9] Despite his fathers libertarian views and strong support for individual rights,[9][10] the novelist Ayn Rand was not the inspiration for his first name. Growing up, he went by Randy,[11] but his wife shortened it to Rand.[9][12][13] The Paul family moved to Lake Jackson, Texas, in 1968,[11][14] where he was raised[15][16] and where his father began a medical practice and for an extent of time was the only obstetrician in Brazoria County.[11][14] When he was 13, his father was elected to the United States House of Representatives.[17] In his teenage years, Paul studied the Austrian economists that his father respected, as well as the writings of Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand.[11] Paul went to Brazoswood High School and was on the swimming team and played defensive back on the football team.[9][15] Paul attended Baylor University from fall 1981 to summer 1984. He was enrolled in the honors program at Baylor, and had scored approximately in the 90th percentile on the Medical College Admission Test.[18] During the time he spent at Baylor, he was involved in the swim team and Young Conservatives of Texas and was a member of a secret organization known as the NoZe Brotherhood.[19] Paul left Baylor early when he was accepted into the Duke University School of Medicine, where he earned an M.D. in 1988, and completed his residency in 1993.[18]
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