"Kentucky Sen. <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/05/politics/2016-election-candidates/#Paul"">Rand Paul</a> has been in office since 2011. Paul also worked on the congressional and presidential campaigns for his father, former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Rand Paul gained national attention by riding the 2010 tea party wave to become the junior U.S. senator from Kentucky following a tough battle in the GOP primary."
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