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Summary

Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul

Full Name: Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Carol Wells; 5 Children
Birth Date: 08/20/1935
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Home City: Lake Jackson, TX
Religion: Protestant

Recent Key Votes

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 30, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 20, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2013
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

June 7, 2012 - Prohibits funds appropriated to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from being used in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following ...

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Recent Public Statements

Right to Work is Part of Economic Liberty

Dec. 17, 2012 - Many observers were surprised when Michigan, historically a stronghold of union power, became the nation's 24th "Right to Work" state. The backlash from November's unsuccessful ...

Expanding Covert Warfare Makes Us Less Safe

Dec. 10, 2012 - Earlier this month we learned that the Obama Administration is significantly expanding the number of covert Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) agents overseas. From just a ...

Headed Toward the 11th Hour Compromise

Dec. 3, 2012 - As the year draws to an end, America faces yet another Congressionally-manufactured crisis which will likely end in yet another 11th hour compromise, resulting in ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 United States Border Control Presidential Candidate Scorecard: Capable of WInning 73%
2012 United States Border Control Presidential Candidate Scorecard: Immigration 73%
2012 United States Border Control Presidential Candidate Scorecard: Overall 91%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $41,077,461.48
Total Spent $40,849,300.36
Cash On Hand $2,084,054.22
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ron Paul refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul's Congressional Election 1996 National Political Awareness Test
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