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Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013.
From 2011 to 2012, Ron Paul, a U.S. representative from Texas, unsuccessfully ran for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for the president of the United States. On April 14, 2011, Paul announced the formation of a "testing-the-waters" account, and had stated that he would decide whether he would enter the race by at least early May.
Apr 29, 2024 · Ron Paul, American politician, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1976–77, 1979–85, 1997–2013) and who unsuccessfully ran as the 1988 Libertarian presidential candidate. He later sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008 and 2012.
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Paul was elected to Texas's 22nd congressional district as a Republican during a special election early in 1976, and he supported Ronald Reagan's presidential bid that year. Paul lost his bid for re-election in late 1976, but was elected back to the seat in 1978. During his time in office, Paul followed the political and economic principles of lais...
Libertarian Party nomination campaign
Ron Paul announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination on February 16, 1987 during a party luncheon in San Francisco, California. During his announcement speech, Paul commented that "Big government is running away with our freedom and our money, and the Republicans are just as much to blame as the Democrats." He later proclaimed himself as "a choice for freedom." According to Paul, Libertarian Party leaders notified him that there would be little opposition to hi...
Libertarian National Convention
The Libertarian National Convention, formally called the Culture of Freedom Conference and Presidential Nominating Convention, was held from September 2–6 at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle, Washington. His candidacy was seen as problematic because of the party's long support for freedom of choice on abortions. One of his opponents, Native American activist Russell Means, emphasized that he was pro-choice on the abortion issue. In a forum held prior to the nomination, Means dismissed the greate...
Paul returned to the campaign trail and entered the General election stretch of the campaign a year ahead of the nominees for the two major parties. He traveled to universities held press conferences and filmed an eight-minute television advertisement, to be shown in small states and on cable television, to help spread his message. He focused on ga...
Paul finished in third place on Election Day, far behind Dukakis and the victorious George H.W. Bush. He received 431,750 votes, which made up 0.5% of the overall vote. He received 203,639 more votes than the Bergland/Lewis ticket four years prior. The largest percentage won by Paul came in Alaska, where he received 2.7%. In Washington, he missed h...
After the election, Paul was speculated to run for president in 1992 but opted instead to work on the campaign for Pat Buchanan. That year, Marrou received the Libertarian presidential nomination. Paul later returned to the Republican Party and was re-elected to his seat in Congress in 1996, without much support from establishment Republicans, who ...
Aug 28, 2012 · Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is a former Republican congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas. Paul also ran for president in 1988 as a Libertarian and in 2008 and 2012 as a Republican. Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Paul was a "moderate Republican leader."
Mar 7, 2013 · Republican presidential candidate US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) addresses the Congressional Health Care Caucus. Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron...
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Dec 4, 2011 · Everybody knows that this GOP presidential hopeful favors low taxes, free markets and commodity-backed currency. But you might not know about Paul's past as a fraternity brother — or that his...
