Rand Paul

Republican U.S. Senate

State: Kentucky
Salary: $174,000/year
Tenure: 15 years, 4 months

22

Recorded Votes

10

Became Law

87

Bills Sponsored

All Representatives

Next Election November 2028

Term ends: January 3, 2029 Last won: 2016 (57.3%, +14.6pt) Terms served: 3 Term length: 6 years

Rand Paul is a Republican Senator from Kentucky serving in the 119th Congress (2025–2027). Now in their 3rd term, they have cast 22 recorded votes, seen 10 measures become law, and sponsored 87 bills. They won their 2016 election with 57.3% of the vote, a 14.6-point margin. Next election in 2028.

22 Votes 10 Laws 87 Bills Sponsored 57.3% 2016 Win 3 Terms 2028 Re-election

How congressional sessions work

Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2025) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2026). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

119-s1020 2025-03-13 Senate

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

Became Law Yea

119-s3971 2026-03-03 Senate

Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

Became Law Yea

119-s723 2025-02-25 Senate

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

Became Law Nay

119-s2503 2025-07-29 Senate

Committee Nay

119-s1383 2025-04-09 Senate

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

Committee Nay

119-s284 2025-01-28 Senate

Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Introduced Nay

119-s1071 2025-03-14 Senate

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Became Law Yea

119-s356 2025-02-03 Senate

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Became Law Yea

119-sjres80 2025-09-18 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".

Introduced Yea

119-s1582 2025-05-01 Senate

Became Law Yea

119-s1596 2025-05-05 Senate

Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

Committee Yea

119-s331 2025-01-30 Senate

HALT Fentanyl Act

Committee Nay

119-sjres31 2025-03-06 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".

Introduced Yea

119-sjres13 2025-02-04 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.

Became Law Yea

119-s146 2025-01-16 Senate

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act

Introduced Yea

119-sjres28 2025-02-27 Senate

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".

Became Law Nay

119-sjres18 2025-02-13 Senate

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

Became Law Yea

119-sjres11 2025-02-04 Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".

Introduced Yea

119-s5 2025-01-06 Senate

Laken Riley Act

Became Law Yea

112-s1134 2011-05-26 Senate

St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act

Became Law Yea

Election History

Regular Election Up for Re-election 2028 3 terms served

57.3% 1,090,177 votes

Won by 14.6 points

Jim Gray (D) 42.7% 813,246

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Current Election Status

Current Term Ends January 3, 2029

Term Length 6 years (staggered thirds)

Next Election November 2028

Status Not up until 2028

Campaign Finance (FEC)

$3,312,763

Total Raised

$3,196,268

Total Spent

$6,810,092

Cash on Hand

Source: Federal Election Commission · Candidate ID: S0KY00156 · Through 03/31/2026 · 2026 Cycle

Federal Spending in Your State

Federal dollars obligated to this state in FY2025. Reflects ongoing programs and prior authorizations — not decisions by the current officeholder.

$173,286,441,053

FY2025 total obligations

$94,298,898,735 FY2026 (YTD)

Top agencies (FY2025)

Department of Health and Human Services $127,315,373,401

Social Security Administration $23,526,937,022

Department of Defense $9,698,917,758

Department of Agriculture $3,181,430,171

Department of Veterans Affairs $2,890,267,195

Top awards (FY2025)

Humana Government Business Inc contract Department of Defense $51,269,205,263

Humana Government Business Inc contract Department of Defense $20,451,127,097

Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For grant Department of Health and Human Services $15,593,085,025

Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For grant Department of Health and Human Services $14,023,045,572

Humana Government Business Inc contract Department of Defense $5,980,127,098

Source: USASpending.gov. Voting records via official House/Senate clerk roll-call data. District map: post-2020 census (118th/119th Congress).

Financial Transparency

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Senate Financial Disclosures Annual reports & periodic transaction filings

OpenSecrets Profile Campaign donors, lobbying, & outside spending

Kentucky Congressional Delegation

Other members of the 119^th Congress representing Kentucky. View full Kentucky delegation

Mitch McConnell U.S. Senate Republican

Andy Barr U.S. House • Kentucky U.S. House Kentucky District 6 Republican

Brett Guthrie U.S. House • Kentucky U.S. House Kentucky District 2 Republican

Hal Rogers U.S. House • Kentucky U.S. House Kentucky District 5 Republican

James Comer Jr. U.S. House • Kentucky U.S. House Kentucky District 1 Republican

Morgan McGarvey U.S. House • Kentucky U.S. House Kentucky District 3 Democratic

Thomas Massie U.S. House • Kentucky U.S. House Kentucky District 4 Republican