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Dr. Paul has run for president several times, launching his first campaign in 1988 as a Libertarian. He would run for president two more times in 2008 and 2012, seeking the Republican nomination both times.
Dr. Paul has run for president several times, launching his first campaign in 1988 as a Libertarian. He would run for president two more times in 2008 and 2012, seeking the Republican nomination both times.


During the 2016 US Presidential election, Ron Paul would receive a single Electoral College vote from a faithless elector from Texas, making him both the oldest person and the second Libertarian presidential candidate (after 1972 candidate [[John Hospers]]) to receive an electoral college vote.<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/20/the-identity-of-the-faithless-elector-who-voted-for-ron-paul-and-why-he-did-it-has-been-revealed/</ref>
During the 2016 US Presidential election, Ron Paul received a single Electoral College vote from a faithless elector from Texas, making him both the oldest person and the second Libertarian presidential candidate (after 1972 candidate [[John Hospers]]) to receive an electoral college vote.<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/20/the-identity-of-the-faithless-elector-who-voted-for-ron-paul-and-why-he-did-it-has-been-revealed/</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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