Rand Paul

Rand Paul is a politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate in January 2011 under the ticket of the Republican Party representing Kentucky. He is an advocate for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. In 2015, he announced his candidacy to run for the 2016 U.S. presidential election but suspended his campaign in February 2016.

Before entering into politics, he was a practicing ophthalmologist who owned his own ophthalmology practice. He participated in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky and won the seat.

He is the third of five children born to Carol and former U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas. He married Kelley Paul in 1990 and fathered three children with her.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.Rand Paul

American inventiveness and the desire to build developed because we were guaranteed the right to own our success.Rand Paul

Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?Rand Paul

Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?Rand Paul

For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, 'you don't build that.'Rand Paul

Giving someone a one-time stimulus check, or a one-time tax cut that expires doesn't allow the predictability that business needs.Rand Paul

I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.Rand Paul

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.Rand Paul

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.Rand Paul

I tell people I won't vote to go to war unless I'm ready to go or send my kids.Rand Paul

I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone who's handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator.Rand Paul

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.Rand Paul

I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.Rand Paul

I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid.Rand Paul

If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.Rand Paul

In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.Rand Paul

The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier than any collective.Rand Paul

The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.Rand Paul

The Republican platform specifically says we don't believe in bailing out private business, and yet we did.Rand Paul

We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.Rand Paul

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry.Rand Paul

What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.Rand Paul

You can't have it both ways. You can't tell me that you're taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the next breath say, 'Bring me home some bacon.' The pig has been picked clean.Rand Paul

You don't go into politics unless you want to win.Rand Paul

You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.Rand Paul

Rand Paul is a famous American politician, who was born on January 7, 1963. As a person born on this date, Rand Paul is listed in our database as the 3rd most popular celebrity for the day (January 7) and the 10th most popular for the year (1963).

People born on January 7 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Rand Paul is the 78th most popular Capricorn.

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