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Rand Paul announced his presidential run on April 7, 2015.[1][2] See also: Rand Paul

Rand Paul is a Republican candidate for the office of President of the United States in 2016.

Paul is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Kentucky. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2010, Paul worked as an ophthalmologist.[3]

Previously, on December 8, 2013, Paul said that his family would determine whether or not he would run for president, claiming, "The thought has crossed my mind ... I'm not ready to make a decision yet."[5] Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R), Rand Paul's father, ran for the presidency three times, including once as a Libertarian in 1988.[6] There have been 16 U.S. senators elected to the presidency, including President Barack Obama (D).[7]

In recent candidate rankings, Crowdpac ranked Paul as a 10+C (C being conservative) on a scale ranging from 10L to 10C, making him the most conservative Republican presidential candidate. Paul received a grade of a "B-/82" from the Leadership Project for America PAC, a right-leaning political action committee.

The following is a list of key staff and advisors for Rand Paul's campaign:

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 On June 2, 2015, the Senate passed HR 2048 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 by a vote of 67-32. The legislation revised HR 3199 - the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 by terminating the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, increasing transparency of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Paul voted with 29 Republicans, one Democrat and one independent against the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.[172][173]

On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate.[282]

The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.

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