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Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012. A self-described constitutionalist, Paul is a critic of the federal government's fiscal policies, especially the existence of the Federal Reserve and the tax policy, as well as the military–industrial complex, the war on drugs, and the war on terror. He has also been a vocal critic of mass surveillance policies such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance programs. Wikipedia*

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Ron Paul has 576 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1980 House Proceeding as a Republican Representative for Texas's 22nd district. The year with the most videos was 2007 with 52 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1990 with an average of 24,001 views per program as a Member for the Libertarian Party. Most appearances with Mitt Romney (18), Mike Huckabee (12), Newt Gingrich (11). Most common tags: Paul, Ron, Republican Party, New Hampshire.

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U.S. Representative, R-TX 14th January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2013 Videos: 552 Member, Libertarian Party c. February 16, 1990 - c. November 20, 1995 Videos: 4 Presidential Candidate, Libertarian Party c. May 29, 1987 - c. February 16, 1990 Videos: 11 U.S. Representative, R-TX 22nd January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985 Videos: 3 U.S. Representative, R-TX 22nd January 14, 1975 - January 3, 1977 Videos: 0

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Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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