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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 (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 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> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||