Paul, Ron

Dr. Ron Paul, MD (born August 20, 1935) has been a distinguished Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from his state's 14th Congressional District. He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, before proudly serving as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. Paul was first elected to Congress as a Texas Republican in the 22nd District in 1976, after the incumbent Congressman resigned, but he was narrowly defeated in the November election. He served again from 1979 to 1985. Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the 14th Congressional district of Texas. Paul is affectionately known as Dr. No by his colleagues because of his uncanny penchant for vetoing unconstitutional legislation and his strict constructionist constitutional philosophy. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill.