Rand Paul

Randal Howard "Rand" Paul was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rand Paul attended Baylor University before going on to study medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine. Exposed to politics through his father, Ron Paul, who served as U.S. Representative for Texas, Rand took his first steps in 2010 running for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Rand won a narrow victory against his opponent Jack Conway and was sworn in as a United States Senator. On April 7th, 2015 Rand announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential elections.