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Ron Paul Not Listed As Donor To Rand Paul’s Presidential Campaign

Jamie Weinstein Senior Writer
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Rand Paul’s father Ron does not appear to be among the over 100,000 donors so far to his son’s presidential campaign.

According to the younger Paul’s recent Federal Election Commission filing, the elder Paul, a former Texas congressman who himself ran for president three times, has yet to donate to his son’s 2016 presidential campaign — at least not more than the $200 threshold where his donation would be required to report. Rand’s mother, Carol, does not appear to have donated her son’s campaign yet either.

In contrast, the other Republican presidential contender with a storied political family, Jeb Bush, has received the maximum allowable donation of $2,700 from both his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush.

A host of Bush siblings and in-laws, including former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, have also donated $2,700 to Jeb’s campaign to win the Republican presidential nomination.

An email to Paul’s campaign spokesman by The Daily Caller Thursday requesting comment went unreturned.

Between April when Paul officially entered the presidential field and June 30, Paul has raised nearly $7 million, according to numbers filed earlier this week with the FEC. That number places him ahead of Republican contenders like Carly Fiorina and Rick Perry, but behind Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz.

Paul’s mother Carol did donate $2,000 to her son’s Senate race in 2010.

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