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| | + | {{Officeholder |
| | + | |name=Patrick Toomey |
| | + | |image=000Toomey.jpg |
| | + | |party=[[Republican]] |
| | + | |spouse=Kris Toomey |
| | + | |religion=Roman Catholic |
| | + | |offices= |
| | + | {{Officeholder/senator |
| | + | |state=Pennsylvania |
| | + | |terms=January 5, 2011 – Present |
| | + | |preceded=[[Arlen Specter]] |
| | + | |former=n |
| | + | |succeeded= |
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| | + | {{Officeholder/representative |
| | + | |state=Pennsylvania |
| | + | |district=15th |
| | + | |terms=January 3, 1999-January 3, 2005 |
| | + | |preceded=Paul McHale |
| | + | |former=n |
| | + | |succeeded=Charlie Dent |
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| | + | '''Patrick ("Pat") Toomey''' (born November 17, 1961) is the junior [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] and was a three-term Congressman from [[Pennsylvania]]'s 15th Congressional District from 1999 through 2005. In 2004, Toomey attempted to unseat the entrenched [[Arlen Specter]] from his Senate seat in the Republican primary. Despite being outspent by Specter, who as a [[liberal]] also received newspaper endorsements, Toomey lost the primary by just 2% of the vote. He served as the president of [[Club for Growth|The Club for Growth]] from 2005-2009. In April 2009, Toomey announced that he would make a second attempt for the [[U.S. Senate]], against thirty-year incumbent, now-Democrat Arlen Specter. Winning the republican primary by a large margin, Toomey defeated Sestak in the fall. A [[conservative]], Toomey is [[pro-life]] and a strong advocate for limited government, tax cuts, and reduced wasteful spending. |
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| | + | ==External Links== |
| | + | *[http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/Toomey_Pat.htm Senate Website] |
| | + | *[http://www.facebook.com/patricktoomey Facebook page] |
| | + | *[http://twitter.com/#!/ToomeyForSenate Twitter page] |
| | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/ToomeyForSenate YouTube page] |
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| | + | [[Category:United States Senators]] |
| | + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] |
| | + | [[Category:Fiscal Conservatives]] |
| | + | [[Category:Republican Party]] |
| | + | [[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]] |
| | + | [[Category:Tea Party Movement]] |
| | + | [[Category:Pennsylvania]] |
| | + | [[Category:112th United States Congress]] |
| | + | [[Category:113th United States Congress]] |
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