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| | children = Ronnie Paul<br/>Lori Pyeatt<br/>Rand Paul<br/>Robert Paul<br/>Joy Paul-LeBlanc | |||
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| | religion = ]<ref name="nytimesmagazine">{{cite news | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22Paul-t.html?ei=5124&en=22ee37525a9fc4f5&ex=1343016000&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all | title = The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul | first = Christopher | last = Caldwell | work = The New York Times Magazine | date = 2007-07-22 | accessdate = 2007-07-21}}</ref> }} | |||
| <!--Please SEE naming conventions at WP:MOSBIO, please do not add details like "Dr."(this includes adding postnominal degrees after name)-->'''Ronald Ernest Paul''' (born ], ]) is a 10th-term ] from ], ], a member of the ], a ] ], and a candidate for the Republican nomination in the ]. He has represented ] in the ] since 1997 and represented ] in 1976 and from 1979 to 1985. Paul also ran for president in the ] as the nominee for the ], while remaining a registered Republican. After graduation from the ] in 1961, and his residency in ]/], he was ] and served as a ] during the ] but did not participate in it because he was stationed elsewhere.<ref>Brockwell, I. (July 15, 2007) ''American Chronicle''</ref> | |||
| Ron Paul has been referred to as a ],<ref></ref> a ].<ref> accessed at LewRockwell.com</ref> and a ].<ref>Snow, Nancy. 2006. The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 32</ref> He supports ], sharply lower ], ], ], national ], and a ] ],<ref name="patriotism">{{cite web | title=Patriotism | url=http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul388.html | work=House of Representatives |publisher= Lew Rockwell | date=2007-05-22 | accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref> advocating a withdrawal from ] and the ]. He voted against the ], the ], and the ]. Paul supports reduced government spending, opposes the ] and seeks the re-introduction of a ]. As congressman, he states that he has never voted to raise taxes or to approve an ].<ref name="2008bio">{{cite web |url= http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/|title= Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record|accessdate=2007-08-06 |publisher=RonPaul2008.com}}</ref> He has called for the abolition of the ] and the federal ].<ref> interview at ''AntiWarPresident.com''</ref> Paul describes himself as "an unshakable foe of ]",<ref>, "an unshakable foe of abortion"</ref> and opposes ]. | |||
| Over the course of his ], Paul has become popular on the ],<ref name=usatweb></ref> being among the top Republican Internet search terms as measured by ],<ref name=hitwise /> ],<ref name=alexa></ref> and ].<ref name="usnews0509" /> Despite having won three out of four of the ] according to the results of online polls by the debates' sponsors, he has received relatively little name recognition from the mainstream media.<ref></ref><ref>Wallenwein, A. (May 12, 2007) ''OpEdNews.com''</ref> In ], he leads the other presidential candidates.<ref name=youtube></ref> His YouTube channel is one of the top 40 most subscribed of all time, with over 25,000 subscribers.<ref name=ytc> accessed on August 13th, 2007</ref> However, Paul has never polled higher than 3% among ] samples of voters leaning Republican.<ref name=usapoll /> | |||
| == Early life and education == | |||
| Paul was born in ], ] (west of ]), to Howard Caspar Paul (1904–1997), the son of a ] ] ], and Margaret Paul (nee Dumont) (1908–2001), who owned a dairy farm outside Pittsburgh.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wargs.com/political/paul.html|title= The Ancestors of Ron Paul|accessdate= 2007-05-20|author= Reitwiesner, William Addams|publisher= Wargs.com}}</ref> He was the third of five sons born during seven years in the ].<ref name="dailypaul1">{{cite web |url= http://dailypaul.com/node/53|title= The American Dream - Through the Eyes of Mrs. Ron Paul|author= Paul, Carol|date= 2007-03-16|publisher= Daily Paul}}</ref> Paul's father had an eighth-grade education and was co-owner, along with his siblings, Lewis and Arthur, of Green Tree Dairy. In his early years, Paul began working at his father's dairy at age five. Later he delivered newspapers, worked in a drugstore, and became a ] when he was old enough to drive.<ref name="dailypaul1"/> One of the customers on his milk route was baseball legend ].<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/>. | |||
| He graduated from Dormont High School in ], Pennsylvania, in 1953 with honors. He excelled in ],<ref name="seattletimes">{{cite web |url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com:80/html/nationworld/2003810874_paul29.html?syndication=rss|title= Profile: Republican Ron Paul|date= 2007-07-29|publisher=''The Seattle Times''}}</ref> winning the Pennsylvania state championship in the 220-yard dash and coming in second in the 440-yard dash as a junior. He was also on the ] team, played ] and ] and was president of the student council.<ref name="dailypaul1"/><ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> | |||
| Paul paid for his first year at ] with saved newspaper-delivery, lemonade sales and lawn-mowing money. Paul delivered mail and laundry on the side while in Gettysburg; for one year, he managed the college coffee shop.<ref name="dailypaul1"/> He gave up track after a knee injury but joined the college's ] team instead after taking it up as therapy. He had been offered a full ] to run for the track team but declined it, worried that he would not regain his previous speed.<ref name="dailypaul1"/> Paul was inducted into the ] ],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fraternalcaucus.org/greeks_congress|title= Greeks in Congress|accessdate=2007-07-08 |publisher= Capital Fraternal Caucus}}</ref> where he served as steward and house manager.<ref name="dailypaul1"/> He received his ] ] in 1957. | |||
| Although he had once considered becoming a ] minister like two of his brothers,<ref name="seattletimes"/> Paul decided to pursue a career in medicine instead and was accepted to ], where he received his ] (M.D.) in 1961. He conducted his ] and a year of ] training, both in ], at ] in ] from 1961 to 1962 and residency in ]/] at the ] from 1965 to 1968.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000583|title= PAUL, Ronald Ernest|accessdate= 2007-05-20|publisher= United States Congress}}</ref> | |||
| Paul adheres the economic philosophy of the ] of economics and has ] on the subject. He has pictures of economists ], ], and ] hanging on his office wall.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_06_18/cover.html|title= Lone Star|accessdate=2007-07-08 |author= Brendan Dougherty, Michael|publisher= ''The American Conservative''|date= 2007-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://photos-184.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v77/31/32/153800184/n153800184_30173281_6346.jpg |title="Screenshot. '']''}}</ref> | |||
| == Family == | |||
| Paul and his wife, Carol Wells, were married on ], ]. Carol asked Ron to their first date at a ].<ref name="dailypaul1"/> They went to colleges in different states but kept in touch and married in Ron's senior year at ].<ref name="dailypaul1"/> | |||
| They have five children:<ref name="txmonthly2007">{{cite web |url= http://www.texasmonthly.com/preview/2007-08-01/feature2|title= The Elephant in the Room|date= 2007-08|publisher= '']''}}</ref> Ronnie, Lori, Rand, Robert, and Joy. They also have 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.<ref name="seattletimes"/> While they lived in ] for his residency, Carol ran a dance school in their basement.<ref name="dailypaul1"/> Three of the Paul children, Robert, Rand, and Joy also became medical doctors.<ref name="txmonthly2007"/> Rand specializes in ] and Robert specializes in ]. Like Congressman Paul, his daughter Joy specializes in ]/].<ref name="firstfamily">{{cite web |url= http://www.dailypaul.com/node/185 |title= The First Family ???|author= Pyeatt, Matt|date= May 24, 2007|publisher= Daily Paul}}</ref> Paul supported his children during their undergraduate and medical school years, not allowing them to take part in ] federal ] programs. He has not signed up for a ] for the same reason.<ref name="paulfacts"/> Paul usually goes home to Lake Jackson on weekends. | |||
| When her husband was campaigning in the 14th District, Carol Paul decided to help his campaign by | |||
| compiling family recipes into a cookbook and sending it to constituents.<ref name="txmonthly2007"/> The cookbook is filled with pictures of the large Paul family. Since originally published, five editions have been written. She and other family members keep a "Recipe of the Week" on her husband's Congressional campaign website.<ref> ''The Food Company Cookbooks'' blog</ref><ref> ''RonPaulForCongress.com''</ref> | |||
| == Military service and medical career == | |||
| Paul's medical training was interrupted when he was ] during the ] into the ]. He remained in the military during the early years of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://chbn.com/Clip.aspx?key=1CD9E3A0397BCBEC|title= Congressman Ron Paul Announces Presidential Run while taking LIVE calls on C-SPAN!|accessdate=2007-07-08 |publisher= Capital Hill Broadcasting Network |format= Flash video |quote= (11:26) I was drafted in the '60s. I went into the air force. I stayed in for five years in active duty and reserves.}}</ref> He was never sent to ], instead serving ] (1963–1965) that took him to other countries, including ], ], ] and ].<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> He served as a ] out of ] in ], ], from 1963 to 1965, attending to the ] problems of pilots.<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> He then served in the ] from 1965 to 1968 while completing his ] in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/veterans.html |title=Congressman Ron Paul — "Fighting For Our Country" |accessdate= 2007-07-08}}</ref> He achieved rank of ] during his service in the Air Force.<ref> ''Project Vote Smart''</ref> | |||
| Two years after leaving medical school, Paul worked in the ] of a church hospital in ] for a wage of ] an hour. Paul later specialized in ] and ] where he delivered more than 4,000 babies.<ref name="2008bio"/> He took over the medical practice of a retiring doctor in ], Texas, where he was busy as the only obstetrician and gynecologist in ]. Paul said of his time as a doctor, "I delivered forty to fifty babies a month and did a lot of surgery."<ref name="texasmonthly2001">{{cite web |url= http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title= Dr. No|author= Gwynne, S.C.|date= 2001-10-01|publisher= '']''}}</ref> Paul did not accept ] or ] as a physician; instead, he worked ] or arranged discounted or custom payment plans for needy patients.<ref name="paulfacts">{{cite web |url= http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070323/23paulfacts.htm|title= 10 Things You Didn't Know About Ron Paul|author= Burton, Danielle|date= 2007-03-23|publisher= '']''}}</ref><ref name="paulsneery">{{cite web |url= http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199806/ai_n8799789|title= Paul vs. Sneery|date= 1998-06-26|publisher= ''Human Events''}}</ref> | |||
| == Early congressional career == | |||
| A physician for several years in his district before he went into politics, Paul became a ] to the Republican Party of Texas ] in 1974. He had decided to enter politics on ], ], when President ] advocated a complete departure from the ] for the U.S. dollar. He said, "After that day, all money would be political money rather than money of real value. I was astounded."<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> | |||
| ] (left to right: Ron Paul, ], Ronald Reagan, and ])]] | |||
| Paul was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congressman from the 22nd District of Texas in 1974, an election where Democratic candidates won heavily, against the incumbent Democrat ]. When President ] appointed Casey as head of the ], a ] was held in ] ] to choose a new congressperson. Paul won that election but lost six months later in the ] to Democrat ]. The vote was close: fewer than 300 votes out of 180,000. He then defeated Gammage in a 1978 rematch. Paul won new terms in 1980 and 1982. Paul was the first Republican to represent the area in the House of Representatives.<ref name="campaigncom"> on YouTube accessed on ] ]</ref> He was one of only four Republican congressmen to endorse ] for president against ] in 1976,<ref name="2008bio"/> when Paul led the Texas delegation in support of Reagan at the national Republican convention.<ref name="campaigncom"/> | |||
| Paul delivered babies on Mondays and Saturdays during his entire term as the 22nd District representative.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> During this time, he began to gain his reputation as "Dr. No", with his refusal to vote for laws he felt to be unconstitutional.<ref name="campaigncom"/> | |||
| Paul was the first member of Congress, in the 1970s, to propose ] legislation for the House of Representatives,<ref name="wsj1997"> from ''The Wall Street Journal'' accessed on ] ]</ref> where he declined to attend junkets or register for a congressional pension while serving four terms.<ref name="campaign1996">{{cite web |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_n6_v17/ai_18535311|title= Paul vs. Laughlin — Ron Paul's campaign against Representative Greg Laughlin|author= Beiler, David|date= 1996-06|publisher= Campaigns and Elections}}</ref> He proposed legislation to decrease congressional pay at the rate of inflation.<ref name="wsj1997"/> In 1980, when a majority of Republicans favored President Carter's proposal to reinstate ], he pointed out the inconsistancy in their views, and according to the ], made a statement to the effect of "they were more eager to register their children than they were to register their guns."<ref name="wsj1997"/> | |||
| Paul served on the ] during this time, where he spoke against the inflation he saw as being caused by the ].<ref name="2008bio"/> He also spoke against the deregulation of banking rules that allowed for the ] of the 1980s.<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> The US Gold Commission created by Congress in 1982 was his idea, and his conclusions from the commission were published by the ] as the book ''The Case for Gold''.<ref name="gold">{{cite web |work= J Taylor's Gold & Technology Stocks|date= 2000-05-11 |title= In Defense of our "Unalienable Rights" |url= http://www.usagold.com/gildedopinion/taylorpaulintrvw.html}}</ref> Paul's chief of staff from 1978 to 1982 was ].<ref name="insight1997">{{Citation |journal= Insight on the News |date= 1997-01-10|author= Berlau, John}}</ref> Paul was a regular participant in the annual Congressional baseball game.<ref name="campaigncom"/> | |||
| Paul was an unsuccessful candidate for the ] in the 1984 ] primary against ]. Having chosen to run for the Senate instead of re-election, Paul left Congress in 1985 and returned to full-time medical practice<ref name="2008bio"/> and was subsequently succeeded by ], then a member of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legis/members/roster.cfm?leg=68|title= Members and leaders of the Texas Legislature|accessdate=2007-07-08 |publisher= Legislative Reference Library of Texas}}</ref> In a farewell address on the House floor, Paul said, "Special interests have replaced the concern that the Founders had for general welfare. Vote trading is seen as good politics. The errand-boy mentality is ordinary, the defender of liberty is seen as bizarre. It's difficult for one who loves true liberty and utterly detests the power of the state to come to Washington for a period of time and not leave a true cynic."<ref name="insight1997"/> | |||
| == 1988 presidential campaign == | |||
| In the ], Paul defeated American Indian activist ] to win the ]'s nomination for the ].<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> Appearing on the ballot in 46 states and the ],<ref name="1988nytimes">{{cite web |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0712FB3E5C0C748DDDA90994D0484D81|title= Now for a Real Underdog: Ron Paul, Libertarian, for President|date= 1988-10-17|publisher= '']''}}</ref> he placed third in the ] (with 431,750 votes — 0.47%), behind Republican ] and Democrat ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEEDB103AF93AA15751C1A96E948260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fP%2fPaul%2c%20Ron|title= 1988 VOTE: The Final Word|date= 1988-12-29|publisher= '']''}}</ref> Although he had been an early supporter of ], Paul was critical of the unprecedented ] incurred by Reagan's administration, for which Paul's opponent George H.W. Bush had been ].<ref name="campaign1996"/> | |||
| During his time as a Libertarian candidate, Paul gained supporters nationwide who agreed with him on many of his positions — on ], ], ], and abortion, and he won approval from others who thought the federal government was heading in the wrong direction on other issues. These supporters formed a nationwide support base that encouraged him to return to office and supported his campaigns financially.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> His 2008 campaign chair, Kent Snyder, first worked for Paul on the 1988 campaign, when Snyder says that Senator ] told him, "You're working for the most honest man in Congress."<ref name="txmonthly2007"/> | |||
| Paul said that he was trying to do more during his presidential run than reach office: he was trying to spread his liberty-minded ideas and would often talk to school groups that weren't old enough to vote. "We're just as interested in the future generation as this election. These kids will vote eventually, and maybe, just maybe, they'll go home and talk to their parents."<ref name="1988nytimes"/> | |||
| After the election, Paul had a coin business,<ref name="spectator1999">{{citation|title= A principled maverick|date= 1999-11|publisher= ''The American Spectator''}}</ref> began his own ], the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education, and continued his medical practice until he returned to Congress.<ref name="spectator1999"/><ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> | |||
| == Newsletter article controversy == | |||
| An article in a 1992 edition of Paul's ''Ron Paul Survival Report'' (a newsletter that he had published from 1985) contained disparaging comments concerning race and Paul's political opponents.<ref name=HoustonChronicle>{{cite news | title=CAMPAIGN '96 U.S. HOUSE Newsletter excerpts offer ammunition to Paul's opponent | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070512114222/http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/aol-metropolitan/96/05/23/paul.html | author=Alan Bernstein | publisher=Houston Chronicle | date=1996-05-22 | accessdate=2007-05-20}}</ref> According to the ''Atlanta Progressive News,'' the newsletter accused ] ] of fathering ] and using ], and called ] ] a "fraud" and a "half-educated victimologist." The article said that government should lower the ], saying: "black males age 13 who have been raised on the streets and who have joined criminal gangs are as big, strong, tough, scary and culpable as any adult and should be treated as such." The newsletter also said, "only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions," "If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet-footed they can be," and, "95 percent of the black males in ] are semi-criminal or entirely criminal."<ref>Searcy, R. (June 3, 2007) ''Atlanta Progressive News''</ref> | |||
| In a 2001 interview with '']'' magazine, Paul acknowledged that the comments were printed in his newsletter under his name, but that they were written by a ] and did not represent his views. He said the derogatory remarks about Congresswoman Jordan were "the saddest thing, because Barbara and I served together and actually she was a delightful lady."<ref> (May 22, 2007) ''FreeMarketNews.com''</ref> He stated that he took moral responsibility for comments with which he disagreed being published under his name. ''Texas Monthly'' explained, "What made the statements in the publication even more puzzling was that, in four terms as a U. S. congressman and one presidential race, Paul had never uttered anything remotely like this."<ref name="texasmonthly2001">{{cite web |url= http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-10-01/feature7.php|title= Dr. No|author= Gwynne, S.C.|date= 2001-10-01|publisher= '']''}}</ref> | |||
| == Later congressional career == | |||
| === Campaigns === | |||
| ] | |||
| In 1996, Paul returned to Congress after a tougher battle than he had faced in the 1970s. He was hopeful that he would be more effective in Congress after the Republicans took over both houses of Congress in the ].<ref name="paulsneery"/> His Republican primary opponent, ], had support from leaders within the Republican Party, including House Speaker ] and Texas Governor ].<ref name="campaign1996"/> Incumbent Laughlin had switched from the ] to the Republican side the year before, and the ], hoping to encourage other Democrats to switch parties, threw its full support behind Laughlin. Despite these efforts by the national party and some of its aligned interest groups such as the ], challenger Paul won the primary. It was the third time he had been elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> | |||
| While Gingrich and other Republican leaders visited the district stumping for Laughlin, Paul ran newspaper ads quoting Gingrich's harsh criticisms of Laughlin's voting record 14 months earlier, before Laughlin switched parties.<ref name="campaign1996"/> Baseball pitcher (and constituent) ], a friend of Paul's, served as his honorary campaign chairman and appeared in ads for him, and tax activist ] also supported Paul's candidacy.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/><ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> Paul was elected for the coastal 14th Congressional District rather than the 22nd District he had previously represented. The change in district was a result of the borders of redistricting<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ao.nictusa.com/ao/no/900023.html|title= Federal Election Commission Advisory Opinion Number 1990-23|accessdate= 2007-05-26|author= Elliott, Lee Ann|date= 1990-11-05|publisher= }}</ref> as Paul continued to maintain his home in Lake Jackson. | |||
| His Democratic opponent in the fall election, ] Charles "Lefty" Morris, lost in a close margin despite running numerous attacks on Paul, including his past votes to repeal federal ] in favor of state legislation and portions of old newsletters, and was assisted by the national ]. Paul in turn labeled Morris a pawn of trial lawyers and big labor. He raised more money than Morris, with the help of his national network of donors: $1.2 million to Morris' $472,153. Ken Bryan, a Democratic consultant to some of Paul's opponents, has said, "He has one of the largest contributor bases in Congress, outside of the leadership." Most of Paul's contributions are given in small amounts by individuals.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> That year, he had the third-highest amount of individual contributions of any House member, behind Speaker ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.reason.com/news/show/118086.html|title= Paul for President?:The maverick libertarian Republican talks on war, immigration, and presidential ambition.|accessdate= 2007-05-28|author= Doherty, Brian|date= 2007-01-22|publisher= ''Reason Magazine'' }}</ref> | |||
| In 1998 he again won the primary and the election and outraised his opponent by a large margin, $2.1 million to $734,000. Opposing a Democratic rice farmer and former ] judge, Loy Sneary, Paul won by 11 percentage points; he ran ads warning voters to be "leery of Sneary."<ref name="saynot">{{cite web |url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/08/AR2006070800966_2.html|title= Congressman Paul's Legislative Strategy? He'd Rather Say Not.|author= Copeland, Libby|date= 2006-07-09|publisher= '']''}}</ref> Paul accused Judge Sneary of voting to raise his pay by 5%, increasing his judge's travel budget by 400% in one year, and creating more government bureaucracy by starting a new government agency to handle a ] fee he enacted. Sneary's aides said he had voted to raise all county employees' pay by 5% in a "cost of living" increase. Paul countered that he had never voted to raise congressional pay.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story.mpl/content/chronicle/metropolitan/98/08/15/notebook.2-0.html|title= Foes lock horns over Paul's radio ads|accessdate= 2007-05-26|author= |date= 1998-08-14|work= Campaign Notebook|publisher= Houston Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="paulsneery"/> | |||
| In 2000, Sneary ran against Paul again, with Paul winning 60% to 40%. He raised $2.4 million to Sneary's $1.1 million in that campaign.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> Paul was re-elected in 2002. Unopposed in 2004, he was re-elected to his ninth term in the Congress, and he was re-elected again in 2006 for his 10th term by a 20-point margin,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006//pages/results/states/TX/index.html|title= State Races: Texas|accessdate= 2007-03-04|work= Elections 2006|publisher= CNN}}</ref> outraising his opponent $1.2 million to $600,000.<ref name="nosklar">{{cite web |url= http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/330/story/72352.html|title= Shane Sklar won't run against Paul in 2008|accessdate= 2007-06-14|work= Elections 2008|publisher= ''The Victoria Advocate''}}</ref> | |||
| He has drawn two primary challengers in the next election: Eric Dondero, a former aide fired by Paul,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://reason.com/blog/show/120230.html|title= Blowback, Texas-Style|accessdate= 2007-07-11|publisher= ''Reason'' blog}}</ref><ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> | |||
| and Chris Peden, a ] city councilman.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/stories/MYSA052207.EN.PAUL.94898f61.html|title= Paul gets primary challenger|accessdate= 2007-07-11|publisher= ''San Antonio Express-News''}}</ref> | |||
| === Relationship with district in 2001=== | |||
| Paul continued to work as an ] in ], even while serving in ], delivering many of his constituents' babies. As of 2001, he was one of few doctors in the House (eight, including dentists) and part of an even smaller group that continued to practice while in office. Journalists have reported that it is not unusual for younger people in his home district to approach the congressman and say that he delivered them.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> | |||
| Paul opposes some forms of legislation that coastal or rural members of Congress typically support. Paul's district in Texas borders the ] with 675 miles of coastline and also includes suburbs of ]; it was redistricted prior to the 2004 election. Paul is opposed to federally funded ] because it requires those who do not live near ] zones to subsidize those who choose to live in an area that is prone to flooding and does not allow those in flood zones to choose their own insurer. In an "overwhelmingly rural region," Paul opposes farm subsidies because they go to big corporations rather than small farmers. Despite voting against bills with large support in Congress, such as the farm bill, the congressman's "contrarian nature" and devotion to lowering taxes has appealed to voters in the 14th District.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> | |||
| While Paul votes against most spending bills, he has diverted funds that have already been authorized by other bills into his own district.<ref name="wsj2003">{{cite web |url= http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB104725224693862700.html|title= A Far-Right Texan Inspires Antiwar Left|accessdate= 2007-06-15|author= Murray, Shailagh|date= 2003-03-10|year= 2003|publisher= ''The Wall Street Journal''}}</ref> Paul spends time in the district to compensate for "violat almost every rule of political survival you can think of."<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> He sometimes spends three to four days a week in his district addressing constituents' concerns, often accompanied by one of his 17 grandchildren. He attends graduations, civic ceremonies, and ] honor ceremonies. In an expansive district, it is not unusual for him to log more than 300 miles per day visiting ] or handling their concerns. He reaches out to 14th District voters on veterans' issues, such as procuring medals for war veterans who lost or never received their medals; he holds medal ceremonies for those whose medals are being presented. He has helped senior citizens of the district get free or low-cost prescription drugs through a little-known drug company program.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> His staff sends out birthday cards to constituents, as well as ] cards on the deaths of family members.<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> | |||
| === Legislation === | |||
| Paul sponsors many bills in Congress, such as those that would abolish the ] or the ], many of which do not get out of committee. Nevertheless, he has been named one of the "50 Most Effective Members of Congress" by ''Congressional Quarterly''.<ref name="ronpaulis">{{cite web |url= http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/ronpaulis.html |title= Ron Paul Is… | accessdate= 2007-06-15|publisher= Ron Paul for Congress}}</ref> He has sponsored successful legislation to prevent the ] from seizing a church in New York state through ] and a bill transferring ownership of the ] dam project from the federal government to ].<ref name="texasmonthly2001"/> | |||
| Paul said in 2004 that he had refused to vote for more than 700 bills creating a larger government over his previous two terms in office.<ref name="scspeech">{{cite web |url= http://www.lewrockwell.com/yates/yates92.html|title= An Evening With Dr. Ron Paul|accessdate= 2007-06-13|author= Steven Yates|date= 2004-04-07|year= 2004|publisher= Lew Rockwell}}</ref> In ], Paul introduced the "Constitutional War Powers Resolution of 2001," which would repeal the 1973 ], and thus prohibit presidents from initiating a war without a formal ] by Congress.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22022|title= Bill would restore Congress' war powers|accessdate= 2007-06-13|author= Jon Dougherty|date= 2001-03-13|year= 2001|publisher= World Net Daily}}</ref> In 2001, however, Paul voted for the ], which authorized the president, pursuant to War Powers Resolution, to respond to those responsible for the ], ] terrorist attack.<ref name="AUMF"/> | |||
| Paul was one of 17 members of Congress who formed a bipartisan coalition to file a lawsuit against President ] in 1999 over his conduct of the war in ]. In the filing, they accused Clinton of not reporting to Congress within 48 hours on the status of the action as required by the 1973 War Powers Resolution and not first obtaining a ] from Congress as specifically required in the Constitution. Congress had voted 427 to 2 against a declaration of war with ] and had voted to deny support for the air campaign in Kosovo. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that since Congress had voted for funding after the United States was already actively engaged in the war with Kosovo, legislators had sent a confusing message about whether they approved of the war. Paul said that the judge's decision was an attempt to circumvent the Constitution and authorize the president to conduct a war without approval from Congress.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press99/pr060999.htm|title= Judge sides with Clinton|accessdate= 2007-06-12|author= Ron Paul's Congressional office|date= 1999-06-09|year= 1999|publisher= US House of Representatives homepage}}</ref> | |||
| In order to prevent Congress from yielding its constitutional authority to declare war to the executive branch, which does not constitutionally hold that power, Paul introduced legislation in ] giving Congress the opportunity to declare war on ], rather than merely "authorizing" the president to deploy forces without a declaration of war. He said he would not vote for his own bill, but if his fellow members of Congress wished to go to war in Iraq, they should follow the Constitution and ]. In a hearing on the resolution, Republican Rep. ] said, "There are things in the Constitution that have been overtaken by events, by time. Declaration of war is one of them. There are things no longer relevant to a modern society. Why declare war if you don’t have to? We are saying to the President, use your judgment. So, to demand that we declare war is to strengthen something to death. You have got a hammerlock on this situation, and it is not called for. Inappropriate, anachronistic, it isn’t done anymore."<ref name="scspeech"/> As one of six Republicans to vote against the Iraq War Resolution, Paul inspired the founding of a group called the National Peace Lobby Project to promote a resolution he and Oregon representative ] sponsored to repeal the war authorization in February 2003. His column "35 Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq"<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr091002.htm|title=Questions that won't be asked about Iraq|accessdate= 2007-07-12|author=Congressman Ron Paul|date= 2002-09-10|year= 2002|publisher= US House of Representatives homepage}}</ref> was translated and published in German, French, Russian, Italian, and Swiss publications before the Iraq War began.<ref name="wsj2003"/> | |||
| Paul has said his fellow members of Congress have increased domestic spending by 33 percent since Bush came into office. After introduction of a 2005 bill that was touted as "slashing" government waste, he wrote that the bill only decreased spending by less than a fraction of one percent and that "Congress couldn't slash spending if the members' lives depended on it."<ref name="budgetslashing">{{cite web |url= http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul287.html|title= Too Little Too Late|accessdate= 2007-06-13|author= Ron Paul|date= 2005-11-15|year= 2005|publisher= Lew Rockwell}}</ref> | |||
| === Affiliations === | |||
| Congressman Paul serves on the ], ], and the Joint Economic Committee. He is vice-chairman of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee and also serves on the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth. Under the Committee on International Relations, he serves on the Western Hemisphere and Asia and the Pacific subcommittees.<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |url= http://www.house.gov/paul/bio.shtml|title= Congressman Ron Paul|accessdate= 2007-05-20|publisher= United States House of Representatives}}</ref> | |||
| Paul served as honorary chairman and is a current member of the ], a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise within the Republican Party.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://fl.rlc.org/|title= RLC of Florida|accessdate= 2007-03-04|author= |date= |year= |work= |publisher= Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida}}</ref> He also serves on the Liberty Caucus (sometimes called the Liberty Committee), a group of liberty-minded congresspeople from both sides of the aisle.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/|title= The Liberty Committee|accessdate=2007-06-24}}</ref> He hosts a luncheon for the Liberty Caucus every Thursday. Other members include ] of ], ] of ], ] of ], ] of ], ] of ], ] of Tennessee and ] of ].<ref name="nytimesmagazine"/> He is a founding member of the Congressional Rural Caucus, which deals with agricultural and rural issues.<ref name="ronpaulis"/> | |||
| Unlike many political candidates, Paul receives the overwhelming majority of his campaign contributions (96.8% in 2005–2006) from individuals.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00005906&cycle=2006|title= Contributions|accessdate= 2007-05-25|work= Ron Paul: Campaign Finance/Money|publisher= OpenSecrets.org}}</ref> | |||
| Paul remains on good terms with the ]. He addressed its ] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theadvocates.org/liberator/vol-09-num-10.htm|title= President's Corner|accessdate= 2007-05-28|date= 2004-06-09|work= Liberator Online, Volume 9, Number 10|publisher= ''Advocates for Self-Government''}}</ref> | |||
| == 2008 presidential campaign == | |||
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| On ], ], Paul formed an ] to gauge support for a run in the ].<ref name="CSPAN"/> Saying that he had been "pleasantly surprised" by the findings of the committee, Paul formally declared his candidacy for the ] on ], ], as a guest on ]'s '']''.<ref name="CSPAN">{{cite web |url= http://chbn.com/Clip.aspx?key=1CD9E3A0397BCBEC|title= Congressman Ron Paul Announces Presidential Run while taking LIVE calls on C-SPAN!|accessdate=2007-07-08 |publisher= Capital Hill Broadcasting Network |format= Flash video}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA031207.paul2008.EN.74141d9.html | title = Paul formally launches presidential bid | first = Gary | last = Martin | work = San Antonio Express-News | date = 2007-03-12 | accessdate = 2007-03-13}}</ref> | |||
| As of ], Ron Paul had the third most cash on hand of the Republican candidates with $2.4 million, putting him ahead of ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/07/ron-paul-tops-m.html|title= Ron Paul Tops McCain in Cash on Hand|accessdate=2007-07-07 |publisher= ABC News |date=2007-07-06}}</ref> Greater than 99 percent of Paul's funds have come from individuals,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00005906&cycle=2008|title= Ron Paul Campaign Money |accessdate=2007-08-06 |publisher=OpenSecrets.org}}</ref> with almost half (47%) raised from small contributions ($200 or less).<ref> CFI Analysis of FEC Reports through June 30. ''Campaign Finance Institute''</ref> | |||
| Prior to the campaign, in a ] ] conducted in ], he was the candidate with the least name recognition besides ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/articles/ron-paul-unknown-in-new-hampshire.html|title= CNN / WMUR Granite State Poll, New Hampshire Primary Poll (February 2007)|accessdate= 2007-06-08|date= 2007-05-18|publisher= USA Election Polls}}</ref> In a ] telephone poll released on ], Paul drew three percent of the respondents that the pollster determined were "likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters," fifth place among Republican contenders.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1302|title= Zogby: Romney Widens Lead in New Hampshire|accessdate= 2007-06-08|date= 2007-05-17|publisher= Zogby International}}</ref> Paul also came in second in fundraising in ] and at the head of the pack of "second-tier" candidates in 14 other states.<ref name="apstorypaul">{{cite web |url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273302,00.html|title= Texas Congressman Ron Paul Hopes to Garner Support for Presidential Bid with Internet, Debates|author= AP|date= 2007-05-17|work= Associated Press|publisher= Fox News.com}}</ref> In polling conducted at the Utah GOP convention on ], Paul placed second behind ],<ref name="slctrib">{{cite web |url= http://www.sltrib.com/ci_6106279|title= (recent comments)|author= Matt Canham|date= 2007-06-10|publisher= ''Salt Lake City Tribune''}}</ref> and according to his ], placed second only to undeclared candidate ] in a ], ], Republican Party straw poll conducted on July 28.<ref name="scpollblog">{{cite web |url=http://ronpaul2008.typepad.com/ron_paul_2008/2007/07/ron-paul-beats-.html| title= Paul Beats Romney, Giuliani and McCain|author =Ron Paul 2008 Staff|date= 2007-07-28|publisher= Ron Paul 2008}}</ref> In the ] on August 11, Paul got more than 9% of the vote, coming in 5th place among the candidates.<ref>Glover, M. (August 11, 2007) ''Associated Press''</ref>In the Illinois Republican Straw Poll held in Springfield Illinois August 16th, Ron Paul won 18.87% of the vote, in third place behind Romney (40.35%) and undeclared candidate Fred Thompson (19.96%). | |||
| On ], ], Paul placed 1st in the New Hampshire Straw Poll with 72.7% of the vote. His closest rival in the straw poll, ], received 12.5% of the total vote. On that same day, he also placed 1st in the Alabama Straw Poll with 81.2% of the vote. Again, his closest rival in the straw poll was ], who received 5.2% of the total vote. | |||
| ] finance reports for the 2007 July quarterly indicate that Ron Paul has topped all other presidential candidates in campaign contributions from employees of the armed services, at 26.2 percent.<ref>Englehardt, T. (July 23, 2007) ''The Nation''</ref> Among Republican contenders Paul has at least 49.5 percent of polled military support or nearly as much as all others combined.<ref>]]</ref><ref> ''The Spin Factor'' (blog, July 16, 2007)</ref><ref> ''The Spin Factor'' (blog, July 17, 2007)</ref><ref> ''Delaware :: Ron Paul'' (blog, July 16, 2007)</ref> | |||
| Current national polls which include Paul as a choice show Paul to be favored by 1% to 3% of Republican-leaning voters.<ref name="usapoll">{{cite web |url= http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/candidates/Ron-Paul.html|title= Ron Paul Election Polls Stat Sheet|date= 2007-06-08|publisher= USA Election Polls}}</ref> In August 2007, on-line ] ] set Paul's odds for becoming the next president at 7-1.<ref>Sportsbook.com (August 27, 2007) ''Gambling911.com''</ref> | |||
| === Internet popularity === | |||
| Paul has participated in four ], three of which he won according to the sponsors' online polls. After the first debate, ] noted that Paul has a robust online presence and that "his supporters have mastered the art of 'viral marketing,' using Internet savvy and blog postings to create at least the perception of momentum for his long-shot presidential bid."<ref></ref> '']'' has reported him to have an increasing on-line popularity, saying "his supporters have flocked to the Internet with such enthusiasm that Paul is now showing up among the much richer candidates in various measures of ]."<ref name="usnews0509"> accessed on May 10, 2007</ref> According to '']'', Ron Paul is an "online natural."<ref name=usatweb /> | |||
| Paul's Internet presence has been measured as a top Internet ] term by ]<ref name="usnews0509" /> and ],<ref name=hitwise>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitwise.com/political-data-center/key-candidates-searchterms.php |title=Top 10 Presidential Candidate 2008 Search Terms |accessdate=2007-08-15 |work=] }}</ref> which rank popularity in the ]. Some have claimed that these rankings are skewed by a small number of supporters who are intentionally inflating search counts. However, Aaron Krane, a spokesman for Technorati, has stated his company's position that Ron Paul's search popularity is genuine to the best of their knowledge.<ref name="usnews0509" /> | |||
| Beyond Technorati, Paul has shown strength across other top Internet sites. He has ranked 526th on Wikicharts, a measurement of most-viewed ] pages — above Republican contenders such as Mitt Romney, Rudy Guiliani, and John McCain.<ref> May 9, 2007 data</ref> Kate Kaye of ClickZNews reports that Ron Paul has "rocketed from fifth place to first" in their Republican Candidates' Site Traffic Market Share and Rankings report.<ref>Kaye, K. (June 27, 2007) ''ClickZNews''</ref> ] data shows Paul's campaign website receiving more traffic than ], ] or ].<ref name=alexa /> | |||
| Ron Paul also has become popular on a variety of social networking websites. He has over 57,000 friends on ],<ref></ref> and a strong level of support on ], with over 19,000 supporters as of August 20.<ref> (requires Facebook login)</ref> In a Facebook presidential polling application, Elections 2008, he ranks as the second-highest Republican candidate, with 7% of the overall vote among all candidates, slightly behind Rudy Giuliani. However, when compared to Democratic candidates as well, Paul was in 4th place, just behind ] and far below the overall leader ], who has nearly three times as many votes as Guiliani, the next highest candidate.<ref> (requires Facebook login)</ref> | |||
| On ], Paul ranks in first place among all presidential candidates, as measured by total number of viewership.<ref name=youtube /> Ron Paul can also claim the most YouTube subscriptions out of all presidential candidates, after having surpassed ] on ], ].<ref></ref> As of August 13th, Ron Paul's YouTube channel was one of the top 40 most subscribed of all time, with over 25,000 subscribers.<ref name=ytc /> | |||
| As of ], ], Ron Paul has the largest distributed grassroots organization on ] of all candidates, with over 36,000 members in 773 Meetup groups. In comparison, Barack Obama — who has the second largest Meetup organization among active candidates — has just over 4,000 members among 70 Meetup groups.<ref name="meetupstats"></ref> | |||
| == Political positions == | |||
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| Paul supports ], the military "]" policy,<ref name="nhdebate">{{cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/05/se.01.html |title=Transcript of ] CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union Leader Republican presidential debate |accessdate=2007-06-10 |date=2007-06-05 }}</ref></blockquote> tighter border security, ], voluntary ],<ref> ''OnTheIssues.org''</ref> and a return to ] health care. He opposes ], ], membership in ] and the ], domestic surveillance, ], the ], the ], ],<ref> at time 2:30-3:00</ref> the federal ], federal regulation of marriage, foreign ] and foreign aid. He advocates withdrawal from ] and the ] for reasons of national ].<ref>National Public Radio (July 25, 2007) ''All Things Considered''</ref> He has voted against funding ].<ref> ''OnTheIssues.org''</ref> Paul has indicated that he opposes ]: "But one of the basic principles, a basic reason why I strongly oppose this is, I see this as a regulation of the Internet, which is a very, very dangerous precedent to set". Paul has asserted that he does not think there should be any federal control over education and instead believes it should be handled at a local and state level. | |||
| Paul is the only ] to have voted against the ] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr090402.htm|title= Arguments Against a War in Iraq|accessdate=2007-07-07 |date = 2002-09-04|author= Paul, Ron}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr100802.htm|title= Statement Opposing the use of Military Force against Iraq|accessdate=2007-07-07 |author= Paul, Ron|date= 2002-09-08}}</ref> Paul voted for the ], which resulted in the ] in 2001,<ref name="AUMF">{{cite web |title=Key Vote (How all members voted) Authorization for Use of Military Force| url=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_member.php?cs_id=V3064|publisher= Project Vote Smart| accessdate=2007-07-16}}</ref> but suggested alternatives including giving the president authority to grant ] to target specific terrorists. Paul opposes illegal immigration, ] and ]. Paul wants to reduce illegal immigration and voted "yes" on the ]. | |||
| Paul is ]. He introduced The Sanctity of Life Act of 2005, a bill that would have both defined human life to begin at ], and removed jurisdiction over abortion prohibitions from the federal courts.<ref></ref> Defining embryos and fetuses as persons would cause abortion to be treated as murder and outlaw stem cell research and some contraception and fertility treatments.<ref>Sealover, E. (July 16, 2007) ''The Gazette'' (Colorado Springs, Colorado)</ref><ref>Stevens, A. (June 10, 2007) ''Women's eNews''</ref> Paul says that the '']'' decision was ], and should be overturned, because the Federal government is not authorized to decide such controversies.<ref> by Ron Paul, January 31, 2006</ref> Also in 2005, Paul introduced the ], which, if made law, would forbid federal courts (including the Supreme Court) from hearing cases on subjects such as the display of religious text and imagery on government property, ], sexual practices, and ], would make federal court decisions on those subjects non-binding as precedent in state courts, and would forbid federal courts from spending any money to enforce their judgments.<ref name=wtpa></ref> | |||
| == Books authored == | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title= Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: The Birth of a New Economy|year=1981 |publisher=Foundation for Rational Economics and Education |location=Lake Jackson, TX | url =http://www.mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = 2007-07-30}} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |coauthors= Lehrman, Lewis |title=The Case for Gold: a Minority Report of the U.S. Gold Commission |year=1982 |publisher=Reprinted by Cato Institute, 1982; Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007|location=Lake Jackson, TX | url =http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = 2007-07-30|isbn= 0932790313}} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=Abortion and Liberty |year=1983 }} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=Ten Myths About Paper Money |year= 1983 |publisher=Foundation for Rational Economics and Education|location=Lake Jackson, TX | isbn=11765863}} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View|year=1984 |publisher=] |location=Auburn, AL| url =http://www.mises.org/books/paulmises.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = 2007-07-30}} | |||
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| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200 Years|year=1987, 2007 |publisher=Foundation for Rational Economics and Education|location=Lake Jackson, TX| url =http://www.dailypaul.com/freedom-under-siege/Freedom-Under-Siege-complete.pdf| format = PDF | accessdate = 2007-07-30}} (Book distributed with permission from Ron Paul) | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=Challenge to Liberty: Coming to Grips with the Abortion Issue|year=1990 |publisher=Foundation for Rational Economics and Education|location=Lake Jackson, TX }} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=''The Ron Paul Money Book''|year=1991 }} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=''A Republic, If You Can Keep It''|year= 2000|publisher=House of Representatives Website|url =http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2000/cr020200.htm}} | |||
| *{{cite book |last= Paul |first=Ron |title=''A Foreign Policy of Freedom''|year= 2007|publisher=Foundation for Rational Economics and Education|location=Lake Jackson, TX |isbn= 0912453001}} | |||
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