The Emergence of Rand Paul

Kentucky Home
Jon Lowenstein / Noor for TIME

Kentucky Home
Paul has been active in Kentucky politics since he moved to the state with his wife Kelley in the early 1990s. In 1994, he founded Kentucky Taxpayers United, a group that urged local politicians to sign pledges not to raise taxes.

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