<!--Before editing this lead section, please review WP:MOSBIO and WP:LEAD, and search the Talk page for recent discussion. Consider whether your specific material might be better added to the Political Positions or Campaign sections, or the full separate articles they summarize. Per naming conventions, please do not add titles/details like "Dr.", "Rep.", "Capt.", "M.D.", "Sr.", etc., to Paul's name.--> Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) 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<!-- which included Galveston --> 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. Wikipedia
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