Patrick Toomey
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Bob Casey |
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| Preceded by | Arlen Specter |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Paul McHale |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Dent |
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Patrick Joseph Toomey November 17, 1961 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kris Toomey |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
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Senate website Campaign website |
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician. He is the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania, in office since 2011, and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Toomey served as a United States Representative for three terms, from 1999 to 2005, but he did not seek a fourth term in compliance with a term limits pledge he had made while running for office in 1998.
Toomey attended La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island before earning a B.A. in government from Harvard College. He was employed first by Chemical Bank and subsequently by Morgan, Grenfell & Co. beginning in 1984 and 1986, respectively, until resigning from the latter in 1991. Prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate, Toomey served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. He narrowly lost the Republican primary for United States Senate in 2004. From 2005 to 2009, he served as president of the Club for Growth. After becoming the Republican nominee for the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, Toomey was elected to the seat on November 2, 2010, defeating his Democratic opponent, former U.S. Navy Three-star admiral and Congressman Joe Sestak. He is currently the only Republican holding statewide office in Pennsylvania.
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