Growing up, he went by 'Randy', but his wife shortened it to 'Rand.' ĭespite his father's libertarian views and strong support for individual rights, the novelist Ayn Rand was not the inspiration for his first name. Paul was baptized in the Episcopal Church and identified as a practicing Christian as a teenager. The middle child of five, his siblings are Ronald 'Ronnie' Paul Jr., Lori Paul Pyeatt, Robert Paul, and Joy Paul LeBlanc. Randal Howard Paul was born on January 7, 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Carol (née Wells) and Ron Paul, who is also a politician and physician. Senate during his first impeachment trial, though on key votes Paul aligned with Trump the third least among Republican senators during Trump's presidency.

While he initially opposed Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries, he supported him following his nomination and became one of his top defenders in the U.S. He ended his campaign in February 2016 after finishing in fifth place during the Iowa caucuses. Paul was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 U.S. He was re-elected to a second term in 2016, and won a third term in 2022. Paul was a practicing medical doctor ( ophthalmology) in Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1993 until his election to the Senate in 2010. Paul attended Baylor University and is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine. Paul describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement. A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S.

Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011.

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