Paul is a libertarian-leaning former presidential candidate whose vision of limited government has made him one of the most contrarian voices in the Senate.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a libertarian-leaning conservative and former presidential candidate, won a third term Tuesday by defeating a rival from the other end of the political spectrum, progressive Democrat Charles Booker.
Paul has gained a national voice in promoting limited government and restraint in U.S. foreign policy. One of the Senate's most contrarian voices, he also denounced what he views as government overreach in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic."We come together under the belief that government is instituted among men and women to preserve our God-given freedom, period," Paul said."Our desire is not to rule over others, but to largely leave people alone.
The two candidates offered starkly different approaches to politics in GOP-trending Kentucky. Nationally, the outcome figured into the count for determining which party would control the Senate for the rest of Democrat Joe Biden's term as president.
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