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Yesterday at 9:13 PM The Kentucky senator has yet to announce his intentions for the 2016 presidential race, but says he's seriously considering a run.

By Steve Peoples The Associated Press

BOSTON Fighting to move beyond his fathers shadow, Sen. Rand Paul is crafting new alliances with the Republican Party establishment during a Northeast tour that began Friday in Boston.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is scheduled to address the Maine Republican Party convention Saturday.

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The 51-year-old Kentucky Republican, son of libertarian hero and former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, headlined an afternoon luncheon hosted by top lieutenants of former presidential nominee Mitt Romney a private meeting that comes as Paul weighs a 2016 presidential bid of his own. To succeed in a national campaign, however, those close to Paul acknowledge that he must broaden his appeal beyond the tea party and libertarian-minded activists who rallied behind his fathers long-shot presidential runs.

Rons retired. Rons political career was obviously a help to Rand, but hes finished, said Doug Stafford, Rand Pauls former chief of staff who now leads his political action committee. This is about Rand.

The freshman senator attended the luncheon at the private-equity firm Solamere Capital, a Boston-area company led by Romney, his former national finance chairman Spencer Zwick and Romneys oldest son, Tagg. Later in the afternoon, Paul speaks to Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics, where one of Romneys most trusted aides serves as a fellow. He finishes his Boston swing by addressing a national conference of ophthalmologists, where he plans to draw from his personal experience as an eye doctor in an effort to broaden his image.

Paul has yet to announce his intentions for the 2016 presidential contest but says hes seriously considering a run.

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(CNN) Sen. Rand Paul hopes to infuse the Republican Party with some of his libertarian views, but the Kentucky Republican said Friday hed still support the GOP presidential nominee in 2016 even if he didnt entirely agree with that person.

I think a libertarian twist or a libertarian influence in the Republican Party is good, but Ive pretty much just stayed with the party and plan on doing so, he said at Harvards Institute of Politics.

Paul, whos seriously thinking about a White House bid, had been asked by a student whether he would support a libertarian candidate in the next presidential election if Paul doesnt become the nominee.

The first-term senator described himself as libertarian-ish, but said hes never endorsed libertarian candidates.

He was corrected by the student, who pointed out that Paul supported his father, ex-Rep. Ron Paul, when he ran for president as a libertarian in 1988.

Youre right. I did. I stand corrected, Paul said, laughing.

I did, and I hope I don't have to oppose him in anything, he joked. Somebody asked me the other day What if your dad runs? And I was like Im not going there, alright?

Making the GOP slightly more libertarian is just part of Pauls recent mission to broaden the Republican Party. The senator reiterated his message that it also needs to look different in terms of race and age.

You go to a Republican event and it's all white peoplenot because were excluding anybody, but because we just havent done a good enough job encouraging people to come into our party, he said at the event, which was hosted by his 2010 GOP primary rival, Trey Grayson. Hes now the institutes director.

But Paul said he felt assured that other Republicans are starting to realize a need to expand the party, and that his efforts arent in vain.

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After its establishment with the appointment of a county party chair in February, the Libertarian Party of Harrison County held its first meeting Thursday to meet like-minded individuals and discuss ways to spread the message of liberty in the county.

I stepped up (because) our county needed someone to pull this together, said Michele Swint, county party chair.

Swint was appointed chairperson by State Chair Patrick Dixon on Feb. 6. Swint said local election statistics show that there are Libertarians that exist in the county; however, they had not before Thursday officially met with each other.

Nearly 30,000 ballots were cast by Harrison County voters in the general election (in 2012), exceeding 2008s totals by more than 1,500 ballots she said, citing a Nov. 17, 2012, article in the Marshall News Messenger regarding election results.

What I find most interesting about this article is the number of votes for Libertarian candidates, said Swint.

She said for U.S. President/Vice President, 158 ballots were cast for Libertarians Gary Johnson/Jim Gray. For the U.S. Representative District 1 race, 314 individuals voted for Libertarian John Jay Myers. For railroad commissioner, 366 voted for Libertarian Vivekananda Wall. For railroad commissioner unexpired term, 2,849 people voted for Libertarian Jaime O. Perez.

Were not alone, Swint said.

This proves Libertarians and libertarian thinkers are here, she said. We just need to find each other.

I want to find them, she said, asking attendees for their assistance. I want to change things in our county.

Swint said she was overjoyed that the first meeting was a success, drawing a roomful of attendees including the support of fellow party chairs Vance Lowry of Upshur County and Brandee Brown of Gregg County.

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Sen. Rand Paul hopes to infuse the Republican Party with some of his libertarian views, but the Kentucky Republican said Friday he'd still support the GOP presidential nominee in 2016 even if he didn't entirely agree with that person.

"I think a libertarian twist or a libertarian influence in the Republican Party is good, but I've pretty much just stayed with the party and plan on doing so," he said at Harvard's Institute of Politics.

Paul, who's considering a White House bid, had been asked by a student whether he would support a libertarian candidate in the next presidential election if Paul doesn't become the nominee.

The first-term senator described himself as "libertarian-ish," but said he's never endorsed libertarian candidates.

He was corrected by the student, who pointed out that Paul supported his father, ex-Rep. Ron Paul, when he ran for president as a libertarian in 1988.

"You're right. I did. I stand corrected," Paul said, laughing.

"I did, and I hope I don't have to oppose him in anything," he joked. "Somebody asked me the other day 'What if your dad runs?' And I was like 'I'm not going there, alright?'"

Making the GOP slightly more libertarian is just part of Paul's recent mission to broaden the Republican Party. The senator reiterated his message that it also needs to look different in terms of race and age.

"You go to a Republican event and it's all white people -- not because we're excluding anybody, but because we just haven't done a good enough job encouraging people to come into our party," he said at the event, which was hosted by his 2010 GOP primary rival, Trey Grayson. He's now the institute's director.

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