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'''Ronald Ernest Paul''', a retired politician, author, and physician living in Lake Jackson, Texas. He was previously | '''Ronald Ernest Paul''', a retired politician, author, and physician living in Lake Jackson, Texas. He was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives, first elected to Texas' from Texas' 22nd congressional district from 1979-1985 and again later from Texas' 14th congressional district from 1996 until his retirement in 2013. | ||
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. | |||
==Biography== | |||
===Early Life=== | |||
Ron Paul was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from Dormont High School, Dormont, Pennsylvania [[1953]]. He received his B.A. from Gettysburg College ([[1957]]) and M.D. from [[Duke University]] School of Medicine ([[1961]]). He did his internship and residency training at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan from [[1961]] to [[1962]]. He was a flight surgeon in the [[United States Air Force]] from [[1963]] to [[1965]]. He went on to do obstetrics and gynecology training at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from [[1965]]-[[1968]]. In [[1968]] he and his wife Carol moved to Surfside Beach, Texas. | Ron Paul was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from Dormont High School, Dormont, Pennsylvania [[1953]]. He received his B.A. from Gettysburg College ([[1957]]) and M.D. from [[Duke University]] School of Medicine ([[1961]]). He did his internship and residency training at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan from [[1961]] to [[1962]]. He was a flight surgeon in the [[United States Air Force]] from [[1963]] to [[1965]]. He went on to do obstetrics and gynecology training at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from [[1965]]-[[1968]]. In [[1968]] he and his wife Carol moved to Surfside Beach, Texas. | ||
===Political Beginnings, 1st Term in Office (1974-1984)=== | |||
He became a delegate to the Texas state Republican convention in [[1974]]. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to Congress in [[1974]] against entrenched liberal [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Robert R. Casey. When Casey was appointed head of the Federal Maritime Commission by President [[Gerald Ford]], a special election was held in April 1976 to replace him. Paul won that election but lost six months later in the general election to Democrat Robert A. Gammage although he defeated him in a [[1978]] rematch. He went on to be re-elected in [[1980]] and [[1982]]. He was the first Congressman to propose term limit legislation for the House of Representatives. In [[1984]], citing his term limits proposal, he did not seek reelection to the House, although he unsuccessfully contested the Republican primary for Senate. He was succeeded by [[Tom DeLay]], a now disgraced Republican congressman. From [[1985]] he returned to medical practice as an [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|OBGYN]]. | He became a delegate to the Texas state Republican convention in [[1974]]. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to Congress in [[1974]] against entrenched liberal [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Robert R. Casey. When Casey was appointed head of the Federal Maritime Commission by President [[Gerald Ford]], a special election was held in April 1976 to replace him. Paul won that election but lost six months later in the general election to Democrat Robert A. Gammage although he defeated him in a [[1978]] rematch. He went on to be re-elected in [[1980]] and [[1982]]. He was the first Congressman to propose term limit legislation for the House of Representatives. In [[1984]], citing his term limits proposal, he did not seek reelection to the House, although he unsuccessfully contested the Republican primary for Senate. He was succeeded by [[Tom DeLay]], a now disgraced Republican congressman. From [[1985]] he returned to medical practice as an [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|OBGYN]]. | ||
===1988 Presidential Campaign=== | |||
In {{Event|year=1988|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}}, Dr. Paul won the nomination of the [[1987 Libertarian National Convention|Libertarian Party]] for the [[President of the United States|U.S. Presidency]]. He eventually placed third (with 0.3% of the popular vote) behind [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Michael Dukakis]]. | In {{Event|year=1988|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}}, Dr. Paul won the nomination of the [[1987 Libertarian National Convention|Libertarian Party]] for the [[President of the United States|U.S. Presidency]]. He eventually placed third (with 0.3% of the popular vote) behind [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Michael Dukakis]]. | ||
===Return to the Republican Party, 2nd Term in Office (1996-2013)=== | |||
In [[1996]], Paul was again elected to the House as a Republican. Mainstream Republican Party figures backed the incumbent, [[Greg Laughlin]], a Democratic representative who had switched parties in the wake of the Republican takeover of Congress. Laughlin attempted to portray Paul's views as extreme and eccentric. However, Paul won the primary and went on to win the general election. | In [[1996]], Paul was again elected to the House as a Republican. Mainstream Republican Party figures backed the incumbent, [[Greg Laughlin]], a Democratic representative who had switched parties in the wake of the Republican takeover of Congress. Laughlin attempted to portray Paul's views as extreme and eccentric. However, Paul won the primary and went on to win the general election. | ||
Leaders of the Texan Republican Party made similar efforts to defeat him in [[1998]], but he again won the primary and the election. The Republican congressional leadership then agreed to a compromise: Paul votes with the Republicans on procedural matters and remains nominally Republican in exchange for the committee assignments normally due according to his seniority. This is arguably similar to the deal that [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Jim Jeffords]] of [[Vermont]] has with the Democratic Party (though Jeffords was elected as a Republican and is now officially independent). He was convincingly re-elected in [[2000]] and [[2002]]. He was elected unopposed in [[2004]] to his ninth term in the Congress. He | Leaders of the Texan Republican Party made similar efforts to defeat him in [[1998]], but he again won the primary and the election. The Republican congressional leadership then agreed to a compromise: Paul votes with the Republicans on procedural matters and remains nominally Republican in exchange for the committee assignments normally due according to his seniority. This is arguably similar to the deal that [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Jim Jeffords]] of [[Vermont]] has with the Democratic Party (though Jeffords was elected as a Republican and is now officially independent). He was convincingly re-elected in [[2000]] and [[2002]]. He was elected unopposed in [[2004]] to his ninth term in the Congress. He was a member of the [[Republican Liberty Caucus]]. | ||
==Election Results== | ==Election Results== | ||