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Candidate Profile Ron Paul







Party

Republican



Campaign Web Site


RonPaul2008.com




Current Position

U.S. Representative, Texas


Personal

Birthdate: August 20, 1935; Pittsburgh, Pa. (Age: 72)

Education: B.A. Gettysburg Col., 1957; M.D. Duke U., 1961

Military: Flight Surgeon, Air Force, 1963-68.

Family: Married (Carol Paul), Five children (Ronald Jr., Lori Pyeatt, Randal, Robert and Joy LeBlanc)

Hometown: Surfside, Texas


Religion: Protestant

Career Highlights

• U.S. House of Representatives, 1976, 1978-84, 1997-present

• Practicing physician, 1968-96


Presidential Announcement Date

March 12, 2007

Books Authored


"A Foreign Policy of Freedom," (2007)

"Challenge to Liberty: The Case for Gold," (1990)






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