Libertarian Republican Hates Taxes!Congressman Ron Paul is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 14th congressional district of Texas. Paul believes in limited constitutional government, low taxes and free markets. Unlike most Republican politicians, he voted against both the Patriot Act and the Iraq War. He favors American withdrawal from NATO and the United Nations.
Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, before serving as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s.
While at Dormont High School, schoolmate Carol Wells asked Paul to escort her to a sweet-16 Sadie Hawkins party, which was their first date. They kept in touch while at college, and at a 1956 park picnic before his senior year at Gettysburg, Paul proposed marriage to Wells. They were married on February 1, 1957, at Dormont Presbyterian Church.
The couple moved to Texas in 1968, where Paul began his medical practice in Brazoria County. As a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology, he has delivered more than 4,000 babies.
In 1974, Paul became a delegate to the Texas Republican convention and a Republican candidate for Congress. Incumbent Robert R. Casey defeated him in the 22nd district of Texas. After President Gerald Ford appointed Casey to head the Federal Maritime Commission, Paul won an April 1976 special election to fill the empty seat. Six months later, Paul lost a close general election to Democrat Robert Gammage. But Paul defeated Gammage in a 1978 rematch and won again in 1980 and 1982.
Talking about support for Paul, Gammage said "I had real difficulty down in Brazoria County, where he practiced, because he'd delivered half the babies in the county. There were only two obstetricians in the county, and the other one was his partner." Paul continued to deliver babies on Mondays and Saturdays during his entire term as the 22nd district representative.
In 1984, Paul ran for the U.S. Senate instead of re-election to the House, but lost the Republican primary to Phil Gramm. He returned to full-time medical practice and was succeeded in the House by Tom DeLay, formerly a Texas state representative.
In the 1988 presidential election, Paul defeated activist Russell Means, an Oglala Sioux, to win the Libertarian nomination for U.S. president. As the de facto leader of the Libertarian Party, Paul gained support for his positions on gun rights, fiscal conservatism, homeschooling and abortion.
After the election, Paul had a coin business and began his own think tank called the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. He also published an investment newsletter and continued his medical practice until he returned to Congress, in 1996.
Paul was re-elected to Congress in 1996 after defeating trial lawyer Charles "Lefty" Morris. It was the third time Paul was elected to Congress as a non-incumbent. Paul served on the House Banking committee, and consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes, spending and regulation. Paul has long been an advocate of dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a return to constitutional principles.
Ron and Carol Paul have five children, all baptized Episcopalian: Ronnie, Lori, Rand, Robert, and Joy. Three of the children have followed their father in the practive of medicine: Robert specializes in family practice, Joy in ob/gyn and Rand in eye surgery.
The Pauls live in Lake Jackson, Texas.
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abraham pittsburgh, Pa | Posted at 10:46pm on Thursday, August 27th, 2009 | The crisis facing America will continue to envelop as long as US policy remains to fight against the Muslim. Set up basis in Arab lands and accuse the Arabs as hating American freedom. Congressman Ron Paul is the only American politician that could get America out of the mess she faces. When I listened to Ron Paul speak at the Republican debates, he surprised me with his knowledge of what he would do to rectify America's economy.
Unfortunately, Ron Paul speaks for a minority. President obama is taking troops out of Irag only to increase US troops buildup in Afghanistan. How dumb. The people in Afghanistan can continue this fight for another 100 years. What would the US deficit grow to if we stay there ? Ron Paul is the owner answer to US politics.
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Randy Longtine Moorhead | Posted at 7:01am on Friday, November 28th, 2008 | Why you ask can't a decent person like Dr. Paul have a chance at the Presidency.Big,Big Money.And the media is owned by big money. So they hide him because he is in politics for the American people. And that just is not profitable. He wants a FREE COUNTRY!! So really it is very simple. (WE) the people need to carry him to Washington and fight for our freedom from within. End the Federal Reserve. Stop Government spending that is out of control.Worry about the poor. Treat other countries as they should be with reasoning and common sense, not treats of war. Selling arms is big profit, for big sh*^-heads the do not want peace. We should use war as a last resort,not the first. Bankers loan countries money to buy arms on both sides of a conflict so they make $$$ from both sides. Why are we so worried about rebuilding a country half way around the world at the same time our bridges are falling down along with our respect for our Government.We need to rebuild our own country. Dr Paul I DIDN'T VOTE !! WHY BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT ON THE BALLOT
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bj thompson farmington,new mexico | Posted at 11:52pm on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 | we have no good choice of a presidental candidate in the vote for 2008 !!!!go ahead, run for president,you would probley be for the issues that would give back the country to the people,where it belongs in the first place, i know that ron paul is the person who ran for president,that should be where (stand for nothing for the people) john mccaine,if the powers that be ,would have let the media, let the people here what ron paul would have done for our country,he would have been our next president !!!!
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Bill Warren san diego and ukraine eu | Posted at 7:36am on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 | I met Ron Paul and his aides at his home near Houston, Tex. in 1999. I was his special guest of honor. He wanted to make a deal with me regarding a deserted guano Island I owned and sued Bill Clinton over where he and I and others could create our own government. The Island is Navassa. He complained to me about a real lack of freedom in america and how our government grabs land and blocks good citizens and businessmen like me. I wish he was President but, I also wish I was President. I ran for U.S. Congress Twice. Once on a dare and once more determined. Lost to a liberal Democrate named John Tanner from Tenn. I asked the Rep. Party in D.C. how I could become President and they told me: "Bill, put up $30 million min. and/or do something great that the world would remember you by. Would any of you vote for me? I could be a write-in.
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steve bostick tishomingo,ms | Posted at 3:57pm on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 | Why can't a decent person like Mr Paul have a chance in this country.? Could it be that the media is bought by the liberal anti gun clintons Ect.Also why hasn't the media reported on the voter fraud in New Hampshire.Seems like the media is more int in reporting biased info that the liberals ok than the truth of what america needs to hear, while we sit back and let our constiution be destroyed by a bunch of people in washington who have never eaven served in our military. Military service should be a requirement to qualify for office from the president on down.
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