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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]].