Born in New York City and raised on Long Island, Paul Teller graduated cum laude in 1993 from Duke University in Durham, NC, where he got his B.A. in political science.  Before graduating, he was a research assistant to Suzanne Garment, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.  Also, Paul volunteered on the Bush/Quayle '92 campaign in Washington and in North Carolina.  After completing his undergraduate work, he went right into American University' s Ph.D. program as a Dean's Scholar in political science.  Simultaneously, he worked at the College Republican National Committee (CRNC), where he was Advertising Director for its controversial national newspaper, The Broadside, and general assistant on national conferences and public relations.  After finishing his graduate coursework, he briefly worked as a research associate at The National Center for Public Policy Research.  Then, Paul became Senior Advertising Account Executive for The Washington Times--National Weekly Edition, specializing in advocacy and political-fundraising advertising. 
 
Paul was awarded his Ph.D. in 1999, at the age of 28, after completing a dissertation on how the ideological distance between U.S. senators from the same state affects representation.  Shortly afterwards, he became a professional staff member for the Committee on House Administration under Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.  In early 2001, Paul became Legislative Director for the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), the caucus of House conservatives, where he has done legislative research, analysis, and strategy and communications work across a broad range of issues, including campaign finance, foreign affairs, budget, and taxes.  Now as RSC's Deputy Director, Paul continues with these responsibilities, while increasing the RSC's outreach to K Street and conservative coalitions.  Paul is also the Senior Policy Advisor for Bill Spadea for Congress (New Jersey-12).
 
Paul occasionally addresses political conferences and has made dozens of TV and radio-talk-show appearances.  He and his wife, Maxine, are the proud parents of a two-year-old girl, Aviva.