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2010 US Senate Election In Kentucky
The 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 2010 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various 2010 United States state legislative elections, state and local elections. Primaries for each respective party were held on May 18, 2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and son of Congressman Ron Paul, won the open seat against Attorney General of Kentucky, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway (politician), Jack Conway. Bunning's controversies In early 2009, incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, who won reelection by a surprisingly narrow margin in 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2004 said he would need to raise $10 million for his re-election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rand Paul
Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior U.S. senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas, Ron Paul. Paul describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Paul attended Baylor University and is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine. Paul was a practicing medical doctor (ophthalmology) in Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1993 until his election to the Senate in 2010. He was re-elected to a second term in 2016, and won a third term in 2022. Paul was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He ended his campaign in February 2016 after finishing in fifth place during the Iowa caucuses. While he initially opposed candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries, he supported Trump follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
