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Biography
Congressman Ron Paul is the leading advocate
for freedom in our nation's capital. As a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul works tirelessly
towards limited constitutional government, low taxes,
free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies.
His congressional colleagues and constituents hold him
in the highest regard for his consistent voting record.
Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed
measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In
the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon,
Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535"
on Capitol Hill.
Ron Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University
School of Medicine before proudly serving as a flight
surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. He and
his wife Carol moved to Texas in 1968, where he began
his medical practice in Brazoria County. As a specialist
in obstetrics/gynecology, Dr. Paul has delivered more
than 4,000 babies. He and Carol, who reside in Lake Jackson,
Texas, are the proud parents of five children and have
17 grandchildren.
While serving in Congress during the late 1970s and early
1980s, Dr. Paul's limited-government ideals were not popular
in Washington. In 1976, he was one of only four Republican
congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan for president.
During that time, Congressman Paul served on the House
Banking committee, where he was a strong advocate for
sound monetary policy and an outspoken critic of the Federal
Reserve's inflationary measures. He proved himself an
unwavering proponent of pro-life and pro-family values.
Dr. Paul consistently voted to lower or abolish federal
taxes, spending and regulation. He strategically used
his House seat by actively promoting the return of government
to its proper constitutional standards. In 1984, he voluntarily
relinquished his House seat and returned to his medical
practice.
Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the
14th Congressional District of Texas. He presently serves
on the House Committee on Financial Services and the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs. He continues to plead his
case for a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal
government and a restoration to constitutional principles.
Congressman Paul's irrefutably consistent voting record
prompted one of his congressional colleagues to say, "Ron
Paul personifies the 'Founding Fathers' ideal of the citizen-statesman.
He makes it clear that his principles will never be compromised,
and they never are." Another colleague observed,
"There are few people in public life who, through
thick and thin, rain or shine, stick to their principles.
Ron Paul is one of those few."
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