{{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=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Pennsylvania
|district=15th
|terms=January 3, 1999-January 3, 2005
|preceded=Paul McHale
|former=n
|succeeded=Charlie Dent
}}
}}
'''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.
==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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