Rand Paul

Rand Paul or Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior U.S. senator from Kentucky since 2011. Rand Paul is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative of Texas, Ron Paul. Paul is a Republican, and describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement.

Paul attended Baylor University and is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine. Paul was a practicing medical doctor (ophthalmology) in Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1993 until his election to the United States Senate in 2010. Rand Paul was re-elected in 2016 and announced his candidacy for a third term in January 2022.

Paul was a candidate for the Republican nomination at the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Rand Paul ended his campaign in February 2016 after finishing in fifth place during the Iowa caucuses. While Rand Paul initially opposed candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries, Rand Paul supported Trump following his nomination and became one of his top supporters in the U.S. Senate during and after his presidency.