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November 2, 2010 - Paul is elected to the Senate, defeating Jack Conway.
January 5, 2011 - Sworn in for the 112th Congress. It is the first time a son joins the Senate while his father concurrently serves in the House. Ron Paul retires from the House in 2013.
January 27, 2011 - Participates in the inaugural meeting of the Senate Tea Party Caucus with Senators Mike Lee and Jim DeMint.
February 22, 2011 - Paul’s book “The Tea Party Goes to Washington” is published.
September 11, 2012 - Paul’s book “Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds” is published. He is later accused of plagiarism in some of his speeches and writings, including in “Government Bullies.” Paul ultimately takes responsibility, saying his office had been “sloppy” and pledging to add footnotes to all of his future material.
February 12, 2013 - Delivers the Tea Party response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
February 12, 2014 - Paul and the conservative group FreedomWorks file a class-action lawsuit against Obama and top national security officials over the government’s electronic surveillance program made public by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. The lawsuit is later dismissed.
August 5, 2015 - The Justice Department indicts two officials from a Rand Paul Super PAC for conspiracy and falsifying campaign records. During the 2012 presidential primary season, Jesse Benton and John Tate allegedly bribed an Iowa state senator to get him to endorse Ron Paul. Benton and Tate go on to help run one of the Super PACs supporting Rand Paul, America’s Liberty PAC. Both men are later convicted.
January 29, 2019 -A jury awards him more than $580,000 in his lawsuit against the neighbor who attacked him in 2017. The amount includes punitive damages and payment for pain and suffering as well as medical damages.
November 8, 2022 -Wins reelection to the Senate for a third term.
October 10, 2023 - Paul’s book “Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up” is published.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul delivers remarks while announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination during an event in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, April 7.
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Paul and his wife, Kelley, wave to supporters in Louisville on April 7.
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Paul speaks in Rochester, New Hampshire, prior to meeting potential voters in March.
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Paul walks on stage before speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington in September.
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Paul attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria in September.
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Paul speaks at a news conference in June about the U.S. role in Syria.
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Speaking at the University of California at Berkeley in March 2014, Paul speaks on the issues of privacy and curtailing domestic surveillance.
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Paul addresses the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference, where he easily won the presidential straw poll.
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From left, U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Paul attend a March 2014 news conference to announce a new medical marijuana bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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In February 2014, Paul announced that he was suing President Barack Obama and top national security officials over the government's electronic surveillance program made public by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
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Paul leaves the Capitol in March 2013 after staging a filibuster over the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan.
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Ethics laws prevent senators from accepting payment for any job other that their duties in Washington. So Paul, a veteran eye surgeon, performs pro-bono procedures to keep current on his practice.
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Paul speaks in Bowie, Maryland, in March 2013 during a discussion on reforming the criminal justice system.
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Paul and his father speak with supporters in Ames, Iowa, before the start of a 2012 presidential campaign event.
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Paul boards an elevator after attending a Republican caucus meeting in Washington in July 2011.
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Paul unveils his own version of the federal budget during a news conference in March 2011.
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Paul speaks to hometown supporters in Bowling Green, Kentucky, during his campaign for the Senate in November 2010.
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Paul and his family celebrate his 2010 Senate victory during an election night party in Bowling Green.
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Coming from his son's soccer game, Paul wears shorts and a suit jacket while preparing for his guest spot on a Fox News television program in May 2010.
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Paul waits to tour a mine in Pineville, Kentucky, in May 2010.