Rand Paul
U.S. Senator for Kentucky
Republican · Since 2011 · Next election: 2028 · Age 63 · Junior senator
Last updated · 7 sources
Rand Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky, a Republican serving since 2011.
Paul has served in the Senate longer than 68 of its 99 other members.
Paul chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and also sits on Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Paul voted in 71 of 74 roll calls (96%). In that period, 17 bills Paul sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Paul's seat is next on the ballot in 2028.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 7 Yea, 5 Nay
· Business meeting
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, and Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, all of the Department of State.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine rogue AI, focusing on securing the homeland against AI agents.
Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) · 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Closed hearing
To receive a closed briefing on an update on Venezuela.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 71 of 74 roll calls (96%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Paul voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 51 roll calls and against it on 19.
Votes against the party majority, missed votes, and "present" votes (latest 5 of 23)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Rand Paul | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | No. 252 | On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852Motion to Discharge S. Res. 852 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 28 | No. 250 | On Passage of the Bill S. 4668S. 4668, as amended | Bill Passed | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
| Sep 28 | No. 246 | On the Amendment S. 4668Paul Amdt. No. 6758 | Amendment Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 24 | No. 244 | On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89H. Con. Res. 89 | Concurrent Resolution Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 24 | No. 243 | On the Cloture Motion S. 4668Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as Amended | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
Legislation
58 bills sponsored and 78 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
S. 5589 A bill to prohibit United States foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.Res. 913 A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5064-5065; text: CR S5074-5075)
S.J.Res. 217 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $12,419,527
- Spent
- $11,040,251
- Cash on hand
- $6,744,711
2028 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S0KY00156
Kentucky senators
Mitch McConnellU.S. Senator for Kentucky · Republican
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
