Republican Senator from Kentucky (2011–) — ophthalmologist — son of Ron Paul — the Senate's leading libertarian voice — who filibustered the Patriot Act reauthorization (2015) and has been the primary Senate critic of foreign intervention and surveillance.
Creates the libertarian bloc in the Republican Senate — Paul's combination of fiscal conservatism, non-interventionist foreign policy, and civil liberties protection represents the Ron Paul movement's most successful institutional expression, winning Senate confirmation and Senate influence.
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