Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
U.S. Representative from the State of Texas
Ron Paul
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Paul Age & Birthday
• Born: Ronald Ernest Paul on Tuesday August 20th, 1935
• Ron Paul is 76 years old.
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• Ron Paul was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Paul Ancestry
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• Ron Paul has strong German ancestry
• His grandfather immigrated from Germany at the age of 14 and 6 months later his father died, leaving him alone in a strange country.
• Paul’s grandfather became a truck farmer in Pennsylvania and eventually started a successful dairy farm. He had 4 sons and 1 daughter. His second son, Howard, was Ron Paul’s father.
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Paul's Books
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• The Revolution: A Manifesto
• End the Fed by Ron Paul
Here’s a question for you: Is the 76 year old, 12-term Republican member of Congress a politician or is he a writer? That’s easy, you say.
What if we told you that Ron Paul is arguably the most prodigious writer among any elected official in recent history? While he has a while yet to go before matching former president Jimmy Carter’s 23 titles, the former obstetrician has an incredible body of work that has been, and continues to be published in numerous publications, be it for the FREE Foundation and Mises Institute, or his medical, law, economic and political articles, and not forgetting of course, his personal favorite, civil liberties.
His most recent bestseller, The Revolution: A Manifesto, brings a new perspective to Paul’s eternal advocacy of individual rights, a non-interventionist foreign policy, judicial activism and the supremacy of the constitution; all the while espousing a radicalism in approach towards achieving his Utopian Republican model, which parallels classical republicanism, a concept that incorporates the ideals of civic virtues built upon a mixed constitution.
Another bestseller, End The Fed, which was released just eight days before The Revolution, sees Paul laying a damning verdict on the Federal Reserve, labeling it as irresponsible and corrupt, and going as far as insinuating that the Federal Reserve Act is ‘harmful’ to the nation. It is interesting to note that barely seven months earlier, with almost no notable press coverage to speak of, Paul introduced to Congress the bill H.R. 833: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, which failed to pass the House Committee on Financial Services.
Paul’s next book, Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom, is scheduled for an April release. It promises an in-depth look into the issues of personal rights and liberty and promises to be yet another bestseller for the Congressman.
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Paul Career
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• Ron Paul has had two main careers, his medical practice and his political career.
• Ron Paul did his internship and residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI.
• He became an obstetrician and gynecologist, delivering over 4,000 babies to date. He opened his own practice in Texas.
• He decided to enter politics in 1971 when President Nixon closed the “gold window” and Paul realized that all money would be political rather than having real value.
• He became a delegate to the Texas Republican Convention and the Republican candidate for US congress but was defeated in 1974.
• He won a special election to fill that seat in 1976 when Congressman Robert Casey was given a presidential appointment but lost it in the general election by less than 0.2%.
• He won the seat again in 1978 and was re-elected in ‘80 and ’82 while continuing to deliver babies. After an unsuccessful 1984 run for the senate he returned to medical practice full time.
• Ron Paul ran for president in 1988 as a Libertarian, more to spread the libertarian ideas than to actually win the office, then returned to his medical practice and co-owned a coin dealership.
• He won a congressional seat in 1996, his third win as a non-incumbent. He was re-elected in 1998 and 2000.
• Paul ran for president again in 2008 and lost out early in the process. He won his 12th term in Congress in 2010 with 80% of the vote.
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Paul Childhood
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• He helped with the family’s dairy business as a child. His very first paying job was inspecting milk bottles loaded onto the conveyer belt by his uncle. He earned a penny for every dirty milk bottle he found.
• Ron Paul also had a paper route, mowed lawns and worked in the local drug store. He saved those earnings and used them be begin his college education. He also earned money as a part time painter and furniture mover.
• He and his five brothers all shared one bedroom. His siblings agree that he was an even-tempered but very stubborn young boy.
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Paul Children
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• Ron Jr. is married to Peggy and they have three daughters.
• Lori Paul Pyeatt is married to Tom Pyeatt. They have five children.
• Robert Paul is a doctor who is married with two children
• Joy is married with four children and is expecting her fifth with husband Andy. She, like her father, is an obstetrician and gynecologist.
• Randall (Rand) is the only child that does not live in Texas. He is married and has three sons. Rand is an ophthalmologist who lives in Kentucky and was just elected to Congress in 2010.
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Paul Education
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• Ron Paul attended Dormont High School, where he was on the wrestling team and was president of the student council.
• He was the 220 yard dash state champion. He was offered a college scholarship for track but rejected it because he had injured his knee, needed surgery and didn’t think he could live up to expectations.
• Paul was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at Gettysburg College where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in biology in 1957.
• He earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1961.
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Paul and the Military
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• Ron Paul believes that military service helps the country and is personally rewarding.
• He served as a USAF flight surgeon in the 60’s.
• Following his Air Force service, Paul enlisted in the Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968.
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Paul Parents & Grandparents
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• Ron Paul’s parents were Howard Paul and Margaret (Dumont) Paul. Howard ran the dairy farm and Margaret kept the books.
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Paul Religion
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• Ron Paul is a Protestant.
• He was raised as a Lutheran but had his children baptized in the Episcopal church.
• He now attends a conservative Baptist church in his Texas district.
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Paul Siblings
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• Ron Paul has four brothers.
• David Paul and another of the brothers entered the ministry.
• His brother Wayne is a CPA
• Another brother is a math professor.
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Paul Spouse
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• Ron Paul has been married to Carol Wells since 1957.
• They met in high school in 1952 when she asked him to her 16th birthday party.
• They were married in Ron’s last year of college before he went to medical school.
• Carol taught ballet, tap and baton to help make ends meet while Ron interned.
• She also learned to decorate cakes after they moved to Texas in 1963.
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