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Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (Class 3), KY
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), KY current
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2029 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky current
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 1, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security Cooperation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.878, social dim. -0.479. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives | Yea | Apr 27, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schiff Amdt. No. 5333 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Wyden Amdt. No. 5336 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 5235 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Paul Amdt. No. 5378 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001 | Nay | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414 | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Graham Amdt. No. 5281 | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799 | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 114 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas | Yea | Apr 20, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew B. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,043 recorded contributions totalling $4,133,810. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 463 of 1043 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 210 | $2,020,152 | 49% |
| Big donor | 206 | $600,120 | 15% |
| Super PAC | 47 | $58,597 | 1% |
| Unclassified | 580 | $1,454,940 | 35% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $70,447 | FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $67,123 | FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $46,059 | FIDELITY | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $40,282 | TEAM RAND | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $37,413 | WINRED | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $33,459 | FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $31,100 | TEAM RAND | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $31,062 | WINRED | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $28,905 | FIDELITY | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | unclassified | Aug 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $28,293 | FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $26,409 | FIDELITY | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | unclassified | Oct 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $26,122 | FIDELITY | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | unclassified | Nov 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $25,322 | TEAM RAND | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $24,397 | WINRED | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jan 24, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $23,774 | FIDELITY | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | unclassified | May 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)
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S 4583
US · May 20, 2026
Legalizing Premium Health Care Act of 2026
Social media
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