Rand Paul (Republican – declared for 2016 as of April 7 2015)
Education: Baylor (no degree); Duke University School of Medicine (M.D. 1988)
Offices: head of the local chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas (Baylor)
Founded the North Carolina Taxpayers Union
Founded the anti-tax organization Kentucky Taxpayers United
Managed his father’s successful 1996 Congressional campaign
Senator from Kentucky (2010 – current).
website: http://www.randpaul.com/
Ballotpedia has an admirable summary. Here’s their VoteMatch analysis:
With regard to his answers to “On the Issues Vote Quiz”, it’s heartening to see I agree with his answers on the final three (opposes never legalizing marijuana, stay out of Iran, do not expand the military) as well as favoring a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens; otherwise, either we disagree, or his stance or my stance is unknown.
As a “Tea Party” favorite, I do not think he has much chance of winning an election, nor the GOP nomination. His activities tend to extremes, with little room for compromise; I do not wish to imagine voting for him. But his campaign may be more along the lines of getting to be part of the conversation, which I respect.
