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| − | '''Patrick Joseph “Pat” Toomey''', born November 17, 1961 (age {{age|1961|11|17}}, is the junior, second-term [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] and was previously a three-term Congressman from [[Pennsylvania]]'s 15th Congressional District from 1999 through 2005. | + | '''Patrick Joseph “Pat” Toomey''', born November 17, 1961 (age {{age|1961|11|17}}), is the junior, second-term [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] and was previously a three-term Congressman from [[Pennsylvania]]'s 15th Congressional District from 1999 through 2005. |
Toomey rode the coattails of [[Donald Trump]] in 2016 to win a tight reelection, in which Trump outran Toomey by nearly 20,000 votes.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/pennsylvania 2016 Pennsylvania Results]</ref> He managed to outperform Trump in the southeast section of the state including suburban of Bucks County and Chester County, but under-performed in the northeastern and rural areas. In 2020, Toomey announced that he will not run for reelection 2022,<ref>Two references: | Toomey rode the coattails of [[Donald Trump]] in 2016 to win a tight reelection, in which Trump outran Toomey by nearly 20,000 votes.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/pennsylvania 2016 Pennsylvania Results]</ref> He managed to outperform Trump in the southeast section of the state including suburban of Bucks County and Chester County, but under-performed in the northeastern and rural areas. In 2020, Toomey announced that he will not run for reelection 2022,<ref>Two references: | ||
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Revision as of 23:59, December 20, 2020
| Patrick Toomey | |||
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| Junior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania From: January 5, 2011 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Arlen Specter | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District From: January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Predecessor | Paul McHale | ||
| Successor | Charlie Dent | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Kris Toomey | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Patrick Joseph “Pat” Toomey, born November 17, 1961 (age 64), is the junior, second-term Republican United States Senator from Pennsylvania and was previously a three-term Congressman from Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District from 1999 through 2005.
Toomey rode the coattails of Donald Trump in 2016 to win a tight reelection, in which Trump outran Toomey by nearly 20,000 votes.[1] He managed to outperform Trump in the southeast section of the state including suburban of Bucks County and Chester County, but under-performed in the northeastern and rural areas. In 2020, Toomey announced that he will not run for reelection 2022,[2] despite being only 58 years old. While pretending to be transparent in announcing that he would retire early, Toomey did not disclose what lucrative jobs he is considering after he leaves the Senate prior to a typical retirement age.[3]
Toomey has been openly critical of Trump at times despite winning his seat partially because of Trump's coattails. Toomey declined to participate or support the Senate hearing in December 2020 concerning election fraud in the presidential election.[Citation Needed] Toomey declared that Joe Biden won without addressing the many issues of improper ballots in Pennsylvania and other swing states.[4]
Electoral background
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 merely 2% of the vote. He served as the president of the globalist 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, since-Democrat Arlen Specter. Winning the Republican primary by a large margin, Democrat Joe Sestak defeated Specter in the Democrat primary, and Toomey defeated Sestak in the fall.
While Toomey styled himself as a conservative and a strong advocate for limited government, tax cuts, and reduced wasteful spending, Toomey supported gun control by co-sponsoring the Manchin-Toomey gun-grab bill with Democrat Joe Manchin.[5]
References
- ↑ 2016 Pennsylvania Results
- ↑ Two references:
- Rogers, Alex (October 5, 2020). GOP Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania won't run for reelection in 2022. CNN. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- Jacobs, Emily (October 5, 2020). Sen. Pat Toomey announces he won’t seek re-election or run for governor. New York Post. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ Everett, Burgess (October 5, 2020). Sen. Pat Toomey to retire from politics in blow to GOP. Politico. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ Mcardle, Mairead (November 22, 2020). GOP Senator Pat Toomey Congratulates Biden, Urges Trump to Accept Election Results. National Review. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ Manchin-Toomey Background Checks Bill Released (FULL TEXT)
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