Rand Paul
Rand Paul (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Kentucky. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Paul (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Paul was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1963. He attended Baylor University, although he did not receive an undergraduate degree.[1] Paul received his M.D. from Duke University Medical School. Prior to his election to the Senate, Paul worked as an ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky[2] Paul announced on April 7, 2015, that he would run for President of the United States in 2016.[3][4] He suspended his campaign on February 3, 2016, and instead ran for re-election to the Senate.[5] Paul was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kentucky.
Paul is the son of former Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul.[6]
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2025-2026
Paul was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
- Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
- Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Education and the American Family Members
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Chairman
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Ex Officio
- Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census, Ex Officio
- Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs, Ex Officio
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2023-2024
Paul was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
- Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
- Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, Ranking Member
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Ranking Member
2021-2022
Paul was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee On Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, And Counterterrorism
- Subcommittee On Africa And Global Health Policy
- Subcommittee On State Department And USAID Management, International Operations, And Bilateral International Development
- Subcommittee On Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, And International Economic, Energy, And Environmental Policy
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, Ranking member
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Ranking member
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Paul was assigned to the following committees:[7]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2015-2016
Paul served on the following Senate committees:[8]
- Foreign Relations Committee
- Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
- Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Chairman
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Subcommittee on Children and Families Chairman
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
2013-2014
Paul served on the following Senate committees:[9][10]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs
- The Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues Ranking Member
- The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
- The Subcommittee on African Affairs
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
- Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
2011-2012
Paul served on the following Senate committees:[11]
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky
Incumbent Rand Paul defeated Charles Booker, Charles Lee Thomason, and Billy Ray Wilson in the general election for U.S. Senate Kentucky on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rand Paul (R) | 61.8 | 913,326 |
 | Charles Booker (D)  | 38.2 | 564,311 | |
| Charles Lee Thomason (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 145 | ||
 | Billy Ray Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 48 | |
| Total votes: 1,477,830 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Biery (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky
Charles Booker defeated Joshua Blanton Sr., John Merrill, and Ruth Gao in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Booker | 73.3 | 214,245 |
| Joshua Blanton Sr. | 10.6 | 30,980 | ||
 | John Merrill | 9.9 | 28,931 | |
 | Ruth Gao | 6.2 | 18,154 | |
| Total votes: 292,310 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rand Paul | 86.4 | 333,051 |
 | Val Fredrick | 3.6 | 14,018 | |
 | Paul Hamilton | 3.5 | 13,473 | |
| Arnold Blankenship | 2.6 | 10,092 | ||
 | Tami Stainfield | 2.5 | 9,526 | |
 | John Schiess | 1.4 | 5,538 | |
| Total votes: 385,698 | |||
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2016
On August 22, 2015, the Republican Party of Kentucky decided Rand Paul could run simultaneous campaigns for the presidency and the Senate. In a 111-36 vote, the party’s central committee approved a presidential caucus to replace its presidential primary, thereby preventing Paul from appearing on two ballots and violating Kentucky campaign law.[12]
Presidency
- For a full outline of Paul's presidential campaign, please see: Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016 and Presidential election, 2016
Paul was a Republican presidential candidate in 2016. He suspended his campaign on February 3, 2016.[13]
U.S. Senate
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Kentucky's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rand Paul (R) defeated Jim Gray (D) and Billy Ray Wilson (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Paul defeated James Gould and Stephen Howard Slaughter in the Republican primary, while Gray defeated six other challengers to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[14][15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Rand Paul Incumbent |
57.3% | 1,090,177 | |
| Democratic | Jim Gray | 42.7% | 813,246 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 42 | |
| Total Votes | 1,903,465 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Rand Paul Incumbent |
84.8% | 169,180 | ||
| James Gould | 8.3% | 16,611 | ||
| Stephen Slaughter | 6.9% | 13,728 | ||
| Total Votes | 199,519 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jim Gray |
58.7% | 240,598 | ||
| Sellus Wilder | 12.9% | 52,729 | ||
| Ron Leach | 9.5% | 39,026 | ||
| Tom Recktenwald | 5.3% | 21,910 | ||
| Grant Short | 5.3% | 21,558 | ||
| Jeff Kender | 4.9% | 20,237 | ||
| Rory Houlihan | 3.3% | 13,585 | ||
| Total Votes | 409,643 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Paul won election to the United States Senate. The race attracted more than $8.5 million dollars in satellite spending.[17]
Paul was a surprising victor over the favorite, former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, in the primary election.[18][19][20]
Paul defeated Jack Conway (D) and Billy Ray Wilson (Write-In) in the general election.[21]
| U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rand Paul |
55.7% | 755,706 | |
| Democratic | Jack Conway | 44.2% | 600,052 | |
| Independent | Billy Ray Wilson | 0% | 338 | |
| Total Votes | 1,356,096 | |||
| U.S. Senate, Kentucky Republican Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rand Paul |
58.8% | 206,986 |
| Trey Grayson | 35.4% | 124,864 |
| Bill Johnson | 2.2% | 7,861 |
| John Stephenson | 2% | 6,885 |
| Gurley L. Martin | 0.8% | 2,850 |
| Jon Scribner | 0.8% | 2,829 |
| Total Votes | 352,275 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
The following issues were listed on Paul's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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Personal finance disclosures
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Analysis
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114th Congress (2015-2017)
113th Congress (2013-2015)
Noteworthy events
On March 22, 2020, Paul announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[23][24]
A March 22 Tweet from Paul's account stated, "Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person."[24]
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Assaulted by neighbor
On November 3, 2017, while Paul was mowing his lawn, he was assaulted outside of his Bowling Green, Kentucky, home by his neighbor, Rene Bousher. Kentucky state police arrested Bousher and charged him with one count of assault in the fourth degree. Under Kentucky law at the time of Boucher's arrest, assault in the fourth degree in Kentucky was a Class A misdemeanor and carried a penalty of either a $500 fine, a maximum term of 12 months in prison, or both.[25][26][27][28][29]
After the attack, a spokesperson for Paul said, "Senator Paul was blindsided and the victim of an assault. ...The assailant was arrested and it is now a matter for the police. Senator Paul is fine."[25]
On November 5, 2018, Paul's chief of staff released an updated statement on Paul's condition, saying, "Senator Paul has five rib fractures including three displaced fractures. ... This type of injury is caused by high velocity severe force. It is not clear exactly how soon he will return to work, as the pain is considerable as is the difficulty in getting around, including flying. ... Senator Paul and Kelley appreciate everyone’s thoughts and well wishes and he will be back fighting for liberty in the Senate soon." Paul also had bruises on his lungs caused by the broken ribs.[25][30]
In the criminal case against Boucher, he was required to serve a 30-day prison sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. Boucher also was fined $10,000 and required to serve 100 hours of community service. On January 30, 2019, Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses.[31]
On January 30, 2019, Paul wrote in a tweet, "This lawsuit wasn’t about me. It was about all of us and what we find acceptable as a society. We need to send a clear message that violence is not the answer - anytime, anywhere. We can hold different views, whether it’s politics, religion or day to day matters."[31]
Patriot Act filibuster
On May 20, 2015, Paul conducted a nearly 11-hour filibuster of the renewal of provisions in the USA PATRIOT ACT. Paul specifically argued against the mass collection of metadata by the National Security Agency and warrantless wiretapping. He asked Senate leadership to allow members of Congress to debate reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT ACT and propose amendments to HR 2048 - the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, rather than simply casting an up or down vote on the legislation.
Letter to Iran
On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Paul was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[32]
Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[33] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[34]
Syria
Paul submitted an opinion editorial to CNN on August 29, 2013, in which he urged President Barack Obama not to rush into a war in Syria, saying, "America's wars must be debated by Congress, declared constitutionally and fought only for the interests and security of the United States. They should never be fought to save face."[35]
Drone policies filibuster
On March 6, 2013, Paul led a filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan, that lasted 12 hours and 52 minutes.[36] In addition to delaying the final vote on Brennan's confirmation, Paul's stated intention was to highlight his concerns about the Obama Administration's drone policies.[36]
NSA surveillance
In June 2013, The Guardian reported about a secret surveillance program where the NSA obtained phone records of millions of customers.[37] Paul considered a class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency over the large-scale surveillance program that was gathering data on American citizens. Paul also said he would consider taking it to the Supreme Court.[38][39] Paul called the NSA surveillance program an "astounding assault on the Constitution."[40]
Obamacare
Senators Ted Cruz, Paul and Mike Lee, who led calls in the Senate to defund Obamacare in any spending bills, took part in a September 10, 2013, "Exempt America from Obamacare" event, organized by Tea Party Patriots and ForAmerica, along with other conservative groups.[41]
"Democrats will stop at nothing to protect the president’s signature legislation, and too many Republicans are afraid to fight," rally organizers wrote. The rally came after 80 House members signed a letter in August 2013, calling on Congress to defund the health care law in upcoming fiscal battles.[41]
Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
114th Congress The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[157][158] The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). For more information pertaining to Paul's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.[159] Economic and fiscalTrade Act of 2015
2016 Budget proposal
Defense spending authorization
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Foreign AffairsIran nuclear deal
DomesticUSA FREEDOM Act of 2015
Loretta Lynch AG nomination
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113th CongressThe second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[193] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Paul's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[194] National securityCommittee vote on Syria
The vote came after a three-hour briefing with top Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry and James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.[195] Of the nine Democratic members and eight Republican members that make up the committee, seven Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor, while five Republicans and two Democrats opposed the authorization.[195] A single "present" vote was cast by Ed Markey (D). Paul was one of the five Republicans who opposed the authorization.[197] EconomyFarm bill
2014 Budget
Paul voted with 25 other Republican members against the bill.[200][201] Government shutdown
Statement on government shutdown
After the government shutdown went into effect, Paul said on October 1, 2013, that he would support a short-term funding measure “to keep the government open while we negotiate.”[205] “I think what we could do is pass a very short term, maybe not six weeks, but what about one week, so we could negotiate over a week," Paul said. "I think a continuing bill to keep the government open while we negotiate is a good idea. I do agree that negotiating with the government closed probably to [Democrats] appears like strong-arm tactics.”[205] “I think if we did it for a week or two, we could still continue to negotiate, have a conference committee and really I think the American people do want us to work this out,” Paul added.[205] No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Paul Ryan Budget Proposal
Paul was one of the five Senate Republicans who voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[207] The proposed budget would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[208] Some tea party members of the GOP opposed the measure because of its reliance on $600 billion-plus in tax revenues on the wealthy enacted in January 2013, in order to balance the budget.[207] Others in the Senate opposed the Ryan plan because of cuts from safety net programs for the poor and the inclusion of a plan to turn the Medicare program for the elderly into a voucher-like system for future beneficiaries born in 1959 or later.[207] ImmigrationMexico-U.S. border
Social issuesViolence Against Women (2013)
Previous congressional sessionsFiscal Cliff
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Footnotes
- ↑ US News & World Reports, "Georgia Senate Candidate Slights Opponent for Lack of College Degree," April 3, 2014
- ↑ Official Senate website, "About page," accessed October 20, 2011
- ↑ Fox News, "Rand Paul says he's considering a 2016 presidential bid," accessed April 17, 2013
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Rand Paul: 2016 Presidential Run Under Consideration, But No Decision Yet," accessed April 17, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul dropping out of White House race," February 3, 2016
- ↑ Biography.com, "Rand Paul," accessed April 30, 2013
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Senate Official website, "Committee Assignments," accessed October 20, 2011
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Rand Paul sells Kentucky GOP on presidential caucus," August 22, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul dropping out of White House race," February 3, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Kentucky Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Courier-Journal, "Outside groups spend big in U.S. Senate race," accessed October 29, 2010
- ↑ Kentucky Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 18, 2010
- ↑ Bluegrass Politics, "Some conservatives wary of Grayson," accessed June 28, 2009
- ↑ WDRB, "Rand Paul defeats Trey Grayson," accessed May 18, 2010
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerkm "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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- ↑ Politico, "Man charged with assault after altercation with Rand Paul," November 4, 2017
- ↑ Commonwealth of Kentucky Legislature, "508.030 Assault in the fourth degree," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Commonwealth of Kentucky Legislature, "534.040 Fines for misdemeanors and violations," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Commonwealth of Kentucky Legislature, "532.090 Sentence of imprisonment for misdemeanor," accessed November 4, 2017
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