Ron Paul

Born: Aug. 20, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Home: Lake Jackson, Texas

Education: B.A., Getttysburg College, 1957; M.D., Duke University, 1961

Religion: Protestant

Military Experience: Flight surgeon, Air Force, 1963-1968

Family: Wife: Carol; children: Rand, Ronnie, Robert, Lori, and Joy

Professional Career: U.S. Representative, 1996-present, 1979-1985, and 1976-1977 | physician, 1968-1996

Need to Know: Paul

CAMPAIGN 2012 May 14, 2012

Ron Paul Suspends Active Campaigning

By Rebecca Kaplan

Rep. Ron Paul said on Monday that he will no longer be actively campaigning in the GOP presidential primaries but won't formally suspend his campaign. Instead, the libertarian candidate’s organization will continue to accumulate delegates to send to the Republican National Convention. Read more »

CAMPAIGN 2012 May 10, 2012

Paul Clan Has Dynastic Ambitions

By Lindsey Boerma

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is “absolutely” poised take over the libertarian movement led for decades by his father, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, one of the budding dynasty’s senior advisers tells National Journal . The elder Paul’s continued presence in the 2012 presidential race is in large part an effort to secure funds and infrastructure for his son’s own possible White House bid in 2016. Read more »

CAMPAIGN 2012 March 15, 2012

Ron Paul: 'It's About Time' GOP Rivals Moved His Way on Afghanistan

By Lindsey Boerma

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says that recent shifts by some of his rivals on the Afghanistan war are a sign that he’s “winning the fight” with his signature hands-off foreign policy. Read more »

CAMPAIGN 2012 March 2, 2012

Paul Explains Why He's Not Winning Primary States

By Lindsey Boerma

SPOKANE, Wash. – Rep. Ron Paul on Friday told a crowd here that he’s not winning primary states because “changing a hundred years of history takes a little bit of time.” But the Texas congressman said he “expects to do real well here” in Saturday’s caucus. Read more »

ANALYSIS January 4, 2012

Paul's Foreign Policy Views Not So 'Dangerous'

By Yochi J. Dreazen

Attacks on Ron Paul by his GOP rivals miss the essential point that many of his proposals closely track positions held by both Democratic and Republican foreign policy specialists. Read more »

CAMPAIGN 2012 December 30, 2011

Ron Paul's Fans: Will They Vote GOP in 2012?

By Beth Reinhard

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Allen Huffman wouldn’t even be a Republican if not for Ron Paul . The Texas congressman’s promise to get rid of the income tax prompted the 42-year-old to register with the GOP and to caucus for Paul in 2008. Read more »