Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron Paul.
Personale
Data di nascita: agosto 20, 1935
Luogo di nascita: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nome di nascita: Ronald Ernest Paul
Padre: Howard Paul, dairy farmer
Madre: Margaret (Dumont) Paolo, dairy farmer
Matrimonio: Carol (Wells) Paolo (febbraio 1, 1957-presente)
Bambini: Ronald Jr.; Lori; Rand; Roberto; Joy
Formazione scolastica: Gettysburg College, B.A., Biology, 1957; Duke University Medical Center, M.D., 1961
Military Service: US Air Force, 1963-1965, Flight Surgeon; US Air National Guard, 1965-1968
Religion: Baptist
Altri fatti
Practiced obstetrics and gynecology and has delivered more than 4,000 babies.
Never voted for legislation unless the proposed measure was expressly authorized by the Costituzione; was known as “Dott. No” for this policy.
Voted against the Patriot Act.
Was the first representative in US history to serve alongside his child serving in the Senate. Suo figlio, Rand Paul is a US senator from Kentucky.
Sequenza temporale
1961-1962 – Completes internship and residency training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
1963-1965 – Flight surgeon in the US Air Force.
1965-1968 – Completes obstetrics and gynecology training at the University of Pittsburgh.
1965-1968 – Reservist in the US Air National Guard.
1975 – Runs for a seat in Congress representing the 22nd district of Texas. Paul loses to incumbent Robert Casey (D-Texas).
aprile 3, 1976-gennaio 3, 1977 – Serves as a member of the US House of Representatives for Texas’ 22nd district, replacing Casey who is appointed to the Federal Maritime Commission.
novembre 1976 – Loses bid for reelection to Democrat Robert Gammage.
gennaio 3, 1979-gennaio 3, 1985 – Represents Texas’ 22nd District after beating Gammage in the 1978 elezione.
Maggio 1983 – Loses primary to Representative Phil Gramm (R-Texas) for John Tower’s Senate seat.
novembre 8, 1988 – Unsuccessfully runs for president of the United States as the Libertarian Party candidate.
novembre 7, 1996 – Defeats Charles Morris and is elected to the US House of Representatives as a Republican for the 14th District of Texas.
gennaio 7, 1997- gennaio 3, 2013 – Represents Texas’ 14th District.
marzo 12, 2007 – Files a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission to run for president as a Republican, officially entering the race for the White House.
giugno 12, 2008 – Suspends his presidential campaign.
Maggio 13, 2011 – Announces his run for the presidency in Exeter, New Hampshire.
luglio 12, 2011 – Paul announces he will not seek reelection for his Congressional seat in 2012.
Maggio 14, 2012 – Paul ends active campaigning, with no campaign resources going into upcoming primary states.
gennaio 3, 2013 – Retires from the US House of Representatives.
aprile 17, 2013 – Launches his foreign policy think tank, il Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.
agosto 5, 2015 – Three of Paul’s aides from the 2012 presidential campaign are incriminato for conspiring to pay an Iowa state senator $ 73,000 to secure his endorsement before the state held its caucuses. The senator had previously supported Michele Bachmann. All three of the former aides are convicted in 2016.
settembre 25, 2020 – Is hospitalized after an apparent medical episode but is “doing fine,” according to a tweet posted to his Twitter account. Just prior to his hospitalization, Paul was seen visually slurring his words during a livestream on his YouTube channel. The video has since been removed.
