Rand Paul announces his campaign for president

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination during an event at the Galt House Hotel on April 7 in Louisville, Ky. (Luke Sharrett / Getty Images)

April 7, 2015 8:17 AM PT

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Sen. Rand Paul made it official Tuesday morning, announcing on his campaign website that he is running for president, becoming the second major GOP candidate to formalize his plans to seek the White House in 2016.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens to supporters chant “President Paul” while announcing his candidacy on April 7 in Louisville, Ky. (Luke Sharrett / Getty Images)

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is joined by his wife, Kelley Ashby, as he arrives to announce the start of his presidential campaign on April 7 in Louisville, Ky. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. greets wife Kelley Ashby on stage on April 7. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, sits on stage before watching his son Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announce his candidacy for president on April 7.

(Luke Sharrett / Getty Images)

Campaign buttons for sale outside the event at which Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced his presidential candidacy on April 7 in Louisville, Ky. (Luke Sharrett / Getty Images)

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky arrives to address the American Conservative Union’s 42nd Annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 27, 2015.

(Pete Marovich / EPA)