Ron Paul
Current Texas House of Representatives. Running for the Republican nomination for President.
Family
Ronald Earnest Paul was born August 20, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents Howard and Margaret Paul. He married his wife to date, high school sweetheart, Carol Wells in 1957. They have five children, Ronald, Lori, Rand, Robert, and Joy. Rand is also in politics, following in all his father's footsteps.
Education
In 1957, Paul graduated from Gettysburg College with a B.S. degree in Biology.
He then went on to Duke University School of Medicine and graduated with a M.D. degree in 1961 moving shortly after to Detroit, Michigan. There he completed an internship at The Henry Ford Hospital.
Career
After completing his internship in 1963, Paul served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Airforce until 1965 and then in the U.S. Air National Guard through 1968. Moving on to Texas, Ron Paul started his medical practice as a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology in the Houston area. Paul is said to have delivered over 4,00 babies from 1968 to 1996. In 1984 He founded Ron Paul & Associates Inc. In 1985 Ron Paul & Associates began publishing The Ron Paul Investment Letter and The Ron Paul Survival Report; it added the Ron Paul Political Report in 1987.
Political Background
Ron Paul first ran for political office in 1974 when he lost his run for United States Congress to Robert Casey. Paul went on to be elected for the same seat in 1976 in a special election when Casey was appointed to another position. He lost his seat months later only to regain it back in 1978 and held until 1985. He ran for President in 1988 as a libertarian. In 1992 Paul became campaign adviser for Pat Buchanan for President. Won the seat back in the House of Representatives in 1996 and still holds the position today. Ron Paul also ran for the Presidental election in 2008 as a republican.
Issues
Paul is Pro-Life. He is against capitol punishment. He is against all three current wars the U.S. is involved in. Paul doesn't support private enterprise bail outs or government control over them. He is against regulating the internet. He is for smaller government and more border control. Paul is a big supporter of the Tea Party. He is against nuclear plant funding in China. Paul is also against salary raises in Congress and tax raises.
Current Texas House of Representatives. Running for the Republican nomination for President.
Family
Ronald Earnest Paul was born August 20, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents Howard and Margaret Paul. He married his wife to date, high school sweetheart, Carol Wells in 1957. They have five children, Ronald, Lori, Rand, Robert, and Joy. Rand is also in politics, following in all his father's footsteps.
Education
In 1957, Paul graduated from Gettysburg College with a B.S. degree in Biology.
He then went on to Duke University School of Medicine and graduated with a M.D. degree in 1961 moving shortly after to Detroit, Michigan. There he completed an internship at The Henry Ford Hospital.
Career
After completing his internship in 1963, Paul served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Airforce until 1965 and then in the U.S. Air National Guard through 1968. Moving on to Texas, Ron Paul started his medical practice as a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology in the Houston area. Paul is said to have delivered over 4,00 babies from 1968 to 1996. In 1984 He founded Ron Paul & Associates Inc. In 1985 Ron Paul & Associates began publishing The Ron Paul Investment Letter and The Ron Paul Survival Report; it added the Ron Paul Political Report in 1987.
Political Background
Ron Paul first ran for political office in 1974 when he lost his run for United States Congress to Robert Casey. Paul went on to be elected for the same seat in 1976 in a special election when Casey was appointed to another position. He lost his seat months later only to regain it back in 1978 and held until 1985. He ran for President in 1988 as a libertarian. In 1992 Paul became campaign adviser for Pat Buchanan for President. Won the seat back in the House of Representatives in 1996 and still holds the position today. Ron Paul also ran for the Presidental election in 2008 as a republican.
Issues
Paul is Pro-Life. He is against capitol punishment. He is against all three current wars the U.S. is involved in. Paul doesn't support private enterprise bail outs or government control over them. He is against regulating the internet. He is for smaller government and more border control. Paul is a big supporter of the Tea Party. He is against nuclear plant funding in China. Paul is also against salary raises in Congress and tax raises.
