Official portrait of Rand Paul
U.S. Senate

Rand Paul

U.S. Senator from Kentucky

Party
Republican
In office since
January 5, 2011
Current term ends
January 3, 2029
Next election
November 2028
2026 election

This seat is next on the ballot in November 2028.

Committee assignments4
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsChairman
    • Permanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsEx Officio
    • Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and CensusEx Officio
    • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory AffairsEx Officio
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    • Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
    • Africa and Global Health Policy
    • State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
    • Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
    • Education and the American Family
    • Primary Health and Retirement Security
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Contact
Washington office
295 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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