Rand Paul is an American politician and a medical professional who currently serves as the junior US senator from Kentucky, alongside Mitch McConnell. He was sworn in as a senator in 2011. Paul, who started his own medical practice in ophthalmology in 1993, entered the political arena in 2010, when he ran for a seat in the ‘United States Senate.’ A staunch supporter of the ‘Tea Party Movement,’ Paul is a ‘Republican’ with conservative-libertarian views. He actively participated in the congressional and presidential campaigns for his father, Ron Paul, former US representative from Texas. In 2016, he announced his nomination for the 2016 US presidential election as a ‘Republican’ candidate. He finished fifth out of the 12 ‘Republican’ candidates. He is also the founder of ‘Kentucky Taxpayers United, ‘an anti-tax group in Kentucky. In 2009, he founded the ‘Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic,’ a non-profit organization providing eye check-ups and surgeries to those in need. He is also an advocate of privacy reforms, term limits, and balanced budget amendments. In 2017, Paul was brutally assaulted by his neighbor and sustained broken bones.