Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest Paul, Sr. (born August 20, 1935 in Green Tree, Pennsylvania) is an American politician and physician who currently resides in Lake Jackson, Texas. He has represented the 22nd congressional district of Texas from 1976-1977 and 1979-1985, and has represented the 14th congressional district of Texas since 1997.
While Paul is a current member of the Republican Party, and has been elected as such to his congressional seats, Paul is noted for his libertarian philosophies, and was the nominee of the Libertarian Party's for President of the United States in the 1988 election, where he placed third.
After much speculation that he would consider seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 election, Paul started an exploratory committee on January 12, 2007 and formally announced his intent to seek the nomination on March 12, 2007, during an episode of C-SPAN's Washington Journal.
Paul holds the record for the most money raised in a one-day fundraiser, taking in over US$6 million on December 16, 2007, the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.[1]