Randal Howard “Rand” Paul was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian on January 7, 1963. Rand Paul is one of five children born to Ron Paul and his wife, Carol. Rand Paul and all the rest of his siblings were raised Episcopalian. In 1965 his family moved from Pittsburgh to San Antonio, Texas, and eventually settled in Lake Jackson, Texas.Paul attended Baylor University but dropped out before receiving his bachelor's because he was accepted into Duke University Medical School. After earning his medical degree in 1988, Paul pursued an internship at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia where he met Kelley Ashby. They dated for a couple of years and got married in 1991. They moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky to start a family and
…show more content…
His father, a member of the House of Representatives and candidate in the 2008 election, had a major impact on Rand getting involved in politics. Rand even occasionally filled in for his father on the campaign trail. Rand Paul, just like his father, believe in a small government with minimal spending. On December 16, 2009, the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, he announced that he would be running for the Senate. This was his first pursuit of a government position. His beliefs were a mix of mainstream conservatism and Libertarian. He became the junior senator of Kentucky in January 2011.
Rand has focused on a range of issues since beginning his term in 2010, including reducing federal debt, cutting Social Security benefits and lifting restrictions to businesses created by the EPA. A resolution introduced by Rand to overturn EPA-initiated power plant pollution rules was blocked in the Senate in November 2011. He wanted to shut down the Department of Education and the TSA in order to shrink the government. He also wanted to reform the IRS and simply the tax
His father, a member of the House of Representatives and candidate in the 2008 election, had a major impact on Rand getting involved in politics. Rand even occasionally filled in for his father on the campaign trail. Rand Paul, just like his father, believe in a small government with minimal spending. On December 16, 2009, the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, he announced that he would be running for the Senate. This was his first pursuit of a government position. His beliefs were a mix of mainstream conservatism and Libertarian. He became the junior senator of Kentucky in January 2011.
Rand has focused on a range of issues since beginning his term in 2010, including reducing federal debt, cutting Social Security benefits and lifting restrictions to businesses created by the EPA. A resolution introduced by Rand to overturn EPA-initiated power plant pollution rules was blocked in the Senate in November 2011. He wanted to shut down the Department of Education and the TSA in order to shrink the government. He also wanted to reform the IRS and simply the tax