Party
Republican

Campaign Web Site
RonPaul2008.com

Current Position
U.S. Representative, Texas

Personal
Birthdate: August 20, 1935; Pittsburgh, Pa. (Age: 72)
Education: B.A. Gettysburg Col., 1957; M.D. Duke U., 1961
Military: Flight Surgeon, Air Force, 1963-68.
Family: Married (Carol Paul), Five children (Ronald Jr., Lori Pyeatt, Randal, Robert and Joy LeBlanc)
Hometown: Surfside, Texas
Religion: Protestant

Career Highlights
• U.S. House of Representatives, 1976, 1978-84, 1997-present
• Practicing physician, 1968-96

Presidential Announcement Date
March 12, 2007

Books Authored
"A Foreign Policy of Freedom," (2007)
"Challenge to Liberty: The Case for Gold," (1990)


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