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Bob Casey, Jr.

Bob Casey
Senator Bob Casey official photo 2010.jpg
United States Senator
from Pennsylvania
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Serving with Pat Toomey
Preceded by Rick Santorum
Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded by Claire McCaskill
34th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
January 18, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Governor Ed Rendell
Preceded by Barbara Hafer
Succeeded by Robin Wiessmann
49th Auditor General of Pennsylvania
In office
January 21, 1997 – January 18, 2005
Governor Tom Ridge
Mark S. Schweiker
Ed Rendell
Preceded by Barbara Hafer
Succeeded by Jack Wagner
Personal details
Born Robert Patrick Casey Jr.
(1960-04-13) April 13, 1960 (age 56)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Terese Foppiano (1985–present)
Children 4
Education College of the Holy Cross
Catholic University of America (JD)
Website Senate website

Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party. Also, as the senior United States Senator from Pennsylvania, in office since 2007. He previously served as Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1997 to 2005 and as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 2005 to 2007.

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Casey is the son of Robert P. Casey, a former Governor of Pennsylvania. After graduating from Scranton Preparatory School in 1978, he attended the College of the Holy Cross. He received his law degree from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America. Casey practiced law in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before beginning his political career as Pennsylvania's Auditor General, a post to which he was elected to in 1996 and re-elected in 2000.

In the 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Casey attempted to follow his father's footsteps in a run for Governor of Pennsylvania. He was defeated, however, in the Democratic primary by eventual general election victor Ed Rendell. After being term-limited out of his position as auditor general, Casey was elected state treasurer in the 2004 election.


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