LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Duke University School of Medicine - MD (1988)

• Baylor University - Attended (1981-1984)

• Brazoswood High School (Clute, Texas) - Diploma (1981)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 3)
  Randal Howard Paul (Rand), 57.27%

  Republican
  James P. Gray II (Jim), 42.72%

  Democrat

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 3)
  Randal Howard Paul (Rand), 55.73%

  Republican
  Jack Conway, 44.25%

  Democrat

Associated Organizations

• Alchemy LLC

  Co-Owner

• Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green (Ky.)

• Rand Paul for U.S. Senate (Kentucky)

• Rand Paul 2016

• America's Liberty PAC

• RANDPAC

• NoZe Brotherhood

Awards

• Governors Appreciation Award for Sight Conservation (Lions Clubs International)

• Fines E. Davis Fellow Award for Dedicated Humanitarian Service (Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation)

• President’s Award (Bowling Green (Ky.) Lions)

• Lion of the Year Award (Bowling Green (Ky.) Lions)

• Melvin Jones Fellow Award for Dedicated Humanitarian Services (Lions Clubs International Foundation)

• Leadership Award (Competitive Markets Action Inc.) (March 2024)

• Defender of Economic Freedom Award (Club for Growth) (Sept. 2023)

• Champion of Limited Government (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (2020)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2019)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (April 2019)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)

• FreedomFighter (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 17, 2018)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Oct. 2016)

• Constitutional Champion Award (Constitution Project) (April 22, 2015)

• Republican of the Year (Republican Party of Sarasota County (Fla.)) (Feb. 16, 2015)

• Distinguished Service Award (Center for the National Interest) (Oct. 23, 2014)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2014)

• 50 Most Beautiful People (The Hill) (2014)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (March 2013)

• Defender of the Constitution Award (Locke and Smith Foundation) (Feb. 23, 2013)

• Defender of Liberty Award (American Conservative Union) (Feb. 21, 2013)

• Outstanding Service and Commitment to Seniors (Twilight Wish Foundation) (2002)

Publications

• Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up (2023)

• The Case Against Socialism (2019)

• Our Presidents and Their Prayers: Proclamations of Faith by America's Leaders (2015)

• Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America (2015)

• Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds (2012)

• The Tea Party Goes to Washington (2011)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• Vekeo, official
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  paul_schedule@paul.senate.gov.
• 
  Email, press:
  press_paul@paul.senate.gov
• 
  Email, press:
  press@paul.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	295 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-4343

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Privately Financed Travel

4 trips taken between 2011 - 2018 costing $16,800

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 8/16/2014-8/21/2014: Lodging and transportation from Guatemala

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy Subcommittee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development Subcommittee
• Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Children and Families Subcommittee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ranking Member
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Ex Officio
• Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Caucuses

• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference

Caught Our Eye

• Sen. Mullin hires PhRMA lobbyist as LD

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 27, 2023
  Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) newest hire comes straight from Big Pharma's top lobbying team. read more

• Rep. Meuser LD heads to renewable-energy lobby

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 21, 2022
  After working for four congressional Republicans and the Trump administration, a Hill staffer has made his first pass through the revolving door for the renewable-energy sector. read more

• Rep. Meuser didn't report lucrative stock buys on time

  Posted by Christian Stafford on Aug. 13, 2021
  Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) failed to report in a timely way that his wife and children purchased as much as $600,000 worth of stock at the depths of the pandemic stock market crash. read more

• GOP staff begin publicly expressing doubt and alarm

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 7, 2021
  Since yesterday's Capitol insurrection, Republican staff have been relatively quiet compared to their Democratic peers but for the first time in Donald Trump's presidency, GOP staff are publicly sharing doubts and even outright alarm at the president. read more

• Power couple runs freshmen offices

  Posted by LegiStorm on Jan. 4, 2017
  Only two people named Facchiano have worked on Capitol Hill in recent history, and yesterday both of them started in new jobs running offices for freshmen Republicans in the House. read more

• GOP outpaces Democratic colleagues in town halls

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on April 4, 2016
  Republicans claimed the top 11 spots among congressional members holding town hall meetings during the first quarter of 2016. read more

• Scheduler is fifth family member to work for Hill GOP

  Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 23, 2016
  By signing on as a scheduler for Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) this month, Keeley Jelgerhuis is at least the fifth member of her family to work for Republicans in the House. read more

• Final GOP debate of 2015 dominates Congress's Twitter feeds

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 16, 2015
  Not only is he the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump leads the number of Twitter mentions from Hill staffers and members after last night's debate but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is coming on strong. read more

• Former controversial Lee aide ditches Senate for think tank

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Sept. 22, 2015
  An influential aide to Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) who ruffled the feathers of GOP leadership is letting Heritage dictate her future. read more

• Trump continues to dominate Hill Twitter mentions after second GOP debate

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Sept. 17, 2015
  In a result that should surprise no one, Donald Trump was the most-tweeted GOP candidate by members of Congress and their staff during last night's debate. Yesterday's three-hour debate featured 11 candidates, with former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joining the ten candidates from Fox News' opening debate last month. read more

• Trump sweeps Hill Twitter mentions during first GOP debate

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 7, 2015
  Five governors, three senators, a neurosurgeon and a former reality TV star and businessman took the stage Thursday night. read more

• Trump leads Twitter buzz on Capitol Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 27, 2015
  As billionaire Donald Trump surges in the 2016 presidential polls, Capitol Hill is obsessed, at least as measured by the tweets about him. read more

• Rand Paul takes the floor, colleagues and staff take to Twitter

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on May 21, 2015
  As presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took a physical stand on the Senate floor Wednesday, his colleagues and their staffs took the debate over filibusters, procedure and the NSA online. read more

• Republican members voice no opposition to vaccines on Twitter

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 9, 2015
  As two potential Republican presidential candidates ignited controversy last week with vaccination comments, not one member of Congress expressed doubts about vaccination in writing. read more

• McConnell staffer moves to Anheuser-Busch

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Sept. 19, 2014
  A Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) staff assistant and the granddaughter of a former Kentucky senator and baseball Hall of Famer has moved to K Street. read more

• Eight senators yet to file annual personal financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on May 24, 2013
  Eight senators have not filed their annual personal financial disclosure reports, despite potential late fees and some with previous histories of prolonging Senate deadlines. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on May 6, 2013
  If you're trying to get in touch with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)'s chief of staff via email, join the ranks of the unsuccessful. All emails to him have been bouncing since last week. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Sept. 18, 2012
  One does not need glasses to see that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sold his optometry practice last year for $455,000, according to his newly released financial disclosure - and to the parent of someone Paul hired as an intern that year. read more

• Senators Kerry and Paul finally submit financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on Sept. 17, 2012
  Financial disclosures were finally released this weekend for Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the last holdouts in the Senate in submitting annual disclosures that were due back in May. read more

• Sens. Paul and Kerry are the only financial disclosure holdouts

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Aug. 27, 2012
  Two senators still haven't filed their personal financial disclosures even though the final extended deadline has passed. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Posted by Daimon Eklund on Feb. 14, 2012
  After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) attended the libertarian FreedomFest this summer, he apparently thought he had the freedom not to disclose the trip. Paul filed the required disclosure for the July travel this week, more than six months late. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Dec. 20, 2011
  One Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) aide is obviously not a believer in President Ronald Reagan's famous Eleventh Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." read more

• Nearly 50 members have yet to file financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 19, 2011
  Half of the members of Congress who received extensions to file their personal financial disclosures at the May deadline have since filed, leaving nearly 50 lawmakers who have yet to file. read more

• Many lawmakers granted financial disclosure extensions

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 15, 2011
  Twenty senators and 75 representatives requested an extension of the May deadline and did not have a 2011 personal financial disclosures in today's release. read more