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10 unusual facts about Ron Paul


Citizens for a Sound Economy

Ron Paul was appointed as the first chairman of the organization.

Corie C. Whalen

Concurrent to her work with the Boston Tea Party Freedom Rally, Whalen became an organizer for Congressman Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign in Massachusetts and was also involved in launching the Boston Ron Paul Meetup Group.

Jaynee Germond

She is a member of Campaign for Liberty and received an endorsement from 2008 Presidential Candidate Ron Paul.

Srizbi botnet

Unlike the usual messages about counterfeit watches, stocks, or penis enlargement, the mail contained promotional information about United States presidential candidate Ron Paul.

United States non-interventionism

Former Republican Congressman Ron Paul favored a return to the non-interventionist policies of Thomas Jefferson and frequently opposed military intervention in countries like Iran and Iraq.

Washington County, Maine

In the 2012 Maine Republican Presidential Caucuses, the majority of Washington County voters cast their votes for Republican Ron Paul, but votes from Washington County were not counted because of snow.

William Daniel Johnson

He was initially endorsed in that race by Ron Paul, but after Johnson's racist views came to light, Paul retracted his endorsement of Johnson.

Young Americans for Liberty

During the 2008 Presidential election, Republican Representative Ron Paul stirred a large grassroots movement, especially on college campuses around the U.S. As a result of this, students began to form organizations on campus under the banner of Students for Ron Paul.

The magazine has interviewed Ron Paul and Judge Andrew Napolitano, and has had many guest contributions from Ron Paul, Tom Woods, Glenn Jacobs, former Rep. John Hostettler, Justin Raimondo, Jack Hunter, and others.

Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) is a 501(c)(4) political organization that was formed in 2008 at the end of Congressman Ron Paul's presidential campaign.


Hugh Parmer

Barton succeeded the Democrat-turned-Republican Phil Gramm, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate that year over fellow Republicans Ron Paul and Henry C. Grover and the Democratic State Senator Lloyd Doggett of Austin.

Jim Forsythe

On June 8, 2011, Forsythe was announced as New Hampshire Campaign Chairman for the presidential campaign of Congressman Ron Paul.

Party of Reason

Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Professor Emeritus at the University of Nevada; President of the Property and Freedom Society; and Distinguished Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, USA: "I hope the Party of Reason and my friend Ron Paul in the United States are very successful. That would be very fortunate for Germany and the mindset that prevails there."

Republican Party presidential debates, 2008

Seven candidates attended-- Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Paul, Tancredo, and newly announced candidate Alan Keyes and John H. Cox, a candidate who had then not appeared in any of the other debates.

Small government

Generally members of the Republican Party advocate small government, especially its libertarian wing, which includes politicians such as Ron Paul and his son Rand Paul.

Willis Carto

Carto's current American Free Press continues in the spirit of the Liberty Lobby's The Spotlight, running columns by Joe Sobran, James Traficant, Paul Craig Roberts, presidential candidate Ron Paul, and others.

Winter Haven Mets

All-Stars were 1B Mike Jorgensen (.295/~.353/.407, 19 steals in 22 tries) and pitcher Ron Paul (17-4, 1.74), who was third in the league in ERA and led in wins.