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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TexasRonald Ernest PAUL
(1935- )
PAUL, Ronald Ernest,
(father of Rand Paul), a Representative from Texas; born in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 20, 1935; graduated from
Dormont High School, Dormont, Pa., 1953; B.A., Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg, Pa., 1957; M.D., Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, N.C., 1961; internship and residency training, Henry Ford
Hospital, Detroit, Mich., 1961 and 1962; obstetrics and gynecology
training, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1965-1968;
medical doctor; United States Air Force, 1963-1965; United States
Air National Guard, 1965-1968; delegate, Texas state Republican
convention, 1974; unsuccessful candidate for election to the
Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974; elected as a Republican to the
Ninety-fourth Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of United States Representative Robert
R. Casey (April 3, 1976-January 3, 1977); unsuccessful candidate
for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976; elected to the
Ninety-sixth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1979-January 3, 1985); was not a candidate for reelection to the
House of Representatives in 1984, but was an unsuccessful candidate
for nomination to the United States Senate; author; unsuccessful
Libertarian Party candidate for election for President of the
United States in 1988; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred
Fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1997-present); unsuccessful candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination in 2008.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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