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| − | |name=Patrick Toomey
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| − | |party=[[Republican]]
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| − | |spouse=Kris Toomey
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| − | |religion=Roman Catholic
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| − | |state=Pennsylvania
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| − | |terms=January 5, 2011 – Present
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| − | |preceded=[[Arlen Specter]]
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| − | |state=Pennsylvania
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| − | |district=15th
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| − | |terms=January 3, 1999-January 3, 2005
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| − | |preceded=Paul McHale
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| − | |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==
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| − | *[http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/Toomey_Pat.htm Senate Website]
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| − | *[http://www.facebook.com/patricktoomey Facebook page]
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| − | *[http://twitter.com/#!/ToomeyForSenate Twitter page]
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| − | *[http://www.youtube.com/ToomeyForSenate YouTube page]
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| − | [[Category:United States Senators]]
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| − | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
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| − | [[Category:Fiscal Conservatives]]
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| − | [[Category:Republican Party]]
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| − | [[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]]
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| − | [[Category:Tea Party Movement]]
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| − | [[Category:Pennsylvania]]
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| − | [[Category:112th United States Congress]]
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| − | [[Category:113th United States Congress]]
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