Kentucky’s Rand Paul relishes outsider role in 3rd term run
By BRUCE SCHREINER and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press
Published: October 26, 2022, 9:18am
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, chats with supporters at a fish fry on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Garrard County, near Lancaster, Ky. Paul is seeking a third term in next month's midterm election. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)Photo Gallery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rand Paul was a political outsider more than a decade ago when the renegade Republican rode a conservative tea party wave right past the GOP establishment in Kentucky, bringing his libertarian-leaning brand to the U.S. Senate.
But as Paul seeks a third Senate term against financially overmatched Democrat Charles Booker in the November midterm election, the senator still relishes his willingness to stand alone as he promotes his vision of limited government and restraint in foreign policy.
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