Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. gestures as he emphasizes a point during his public address at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School Friday April 25, 2014 in Cambridge, Mass. Fighting to move beyond his father’s shadow, Paul is crafting new alliances with the Republican Party establishment during a Northeast tour that began Friday in Boston. The 51-year-old Kentucky Republican, son of libertarian hero and former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, headlined an afternoon luncheon hosted by top lieutenants of former presidential nominee Mitt Romney _ a private meeting that comes as Paul weighs a 2016 presidential bid of his own. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)