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 tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes,
free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known
among his congressional colleagues and his constituents 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 hiswife Carol moved to Texas in 1968, where he began his medical practice
in Brazoria County. Asa 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 17grandchildren.
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 was
an unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values. Dr. Paul
consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes, spending and regulation,
and used his House seat to actively promote the return of government to its
proper constitutional levels. 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
advocate a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a
return to constitutional principles.
Congressman Paul's 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."
