Ron Paul
U.S. Representative
Republican, Texas
- Date of Birth: August 20, 1935
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Place of Residence: Lake Jackson, Texas
- First Elected: 1996
Committee Assignments:
House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Foreign AffairsRon Paul, an obstetrician/gynecologist, was inspired to enter politics when President Richard Nixon ended the gold standard, a direct connection between the U.S. dollar and a standard weight in gold, in 1971. Paul still advocates to reinstate commodity-backed currency. He first served in the House of Representatives when he won a special election to replace a resigning representative in 1976. He lost his seat that fall, but regained it in 1979. After three terms in the House, Paul left the House and unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for a Texas Senate seat in 1984 and for president in 1988 as a Libertarian. Paul returned to the House in 1996. He espouses a strict libertarian political philosophy, preferring limited government, low taxes, and free markets. He is the author of several books, including End the Fed about his disdain for the national bank. He is against the war in Afghanistan, preferring a “non-interventionist” foreign policy. When he sought the Republican nomination for president in the 2008 campaign, Paul said in a debate that the attacks in New York in September 11, 2001, resulted from years of U.S. intervention in the Middle East. His fundraising for that nomination included a “money bomb” on December 16, 2007, when supporters donated more than six million dollars in one day. The event, held on the anniversary of the historic Boston Tea Party, is one of the seeds of the current Tea Party movement. Paul faces an easy election to keep his seat this November, and he has endorsed his son, Rand Paul, a candidate for Kentucky’s Senate seat and a Tea Party favorite. Paul and his wife Carol have five children and seventeen grandchildren.
Congressional District 14
Texas
14th Congressional District
Campaign Fundraising
2009 - Present| Top 5 Organizations | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| National Assn of Realtors | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| Beal Financial | $0 | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| Credit Union National Assn | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 |
| Corriente Advisors | $0 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| John Templeton Foundation | $0 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| Top 5 Industries | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Real Estate | $10,000 | $8,250 | $18,250 |
| Health Professionals | $3,000 | $12,100 | $15,100 |
| Retired | $0 | $12,540 | $12,540 |
| Savings & Loans | $0 | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| Securities & Investment | $2,000 | $7,300 | $9,300 |
Ron Paul in the News
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Ron Paul Might Need a New Strategy
February 09, 2012
To keep his presidential hopes alive, Paul may need to win in a major primary state. -
Rick Santorum an Attack Target For GOP Rivals
February 09, 2012
Romney and Paul attack Santorum's conservative cred. - Paul Sees "Explosion" of Interest Ron Paul told Jon Stewart that he sees a coming surge of interest in his presidential campaign. Said Paul: "I think that once you get to 10%, you have the number. We're 10%, 14%, 15%, so I think we very…
- In a sense, Ron Paul is winning the 2012 Republican presidential primary WASHINGTON - Just 15 seconds into a question-and-answer session with reporters Wednesday morning, Ron Paul found a way to work in a mention of the Austrian School of Economics. From there, he moved inexorably through the Paul oeuvre: the need for the gold standard, the problem with energy-efficient light bulbs, why Greece should declare bankruptcy, why Grover Cleveland was his favorite president, and how our economy is collapsing "just like the Soviet system." I…
- Doherty officially endorses Paul and sees name mentioned for 2012 Senate race Last week, it was announced that state Senator Michael Doherty (R-23) was going to be in Trenton on Monday to endorse Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX14) for the Republican nomination for president in 2012. Paul joined Doherty and other Republicans in Trenton to build momentum and attention for his campaign that still finds him muddled in the middle of the current pack. Doherty is…
