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{{Officeholder
|name=Thom Tillis
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Susan Tillis
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=North Carolina
|terms=January 3, 2015 – present
|preceded=[[Kay Hagan]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
|terms=January 26, 2011 – January 3, 2015
|preceded=Joe Hackney
|succeeded=Tim Moore
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=North Carolina House of Representatives, 98th district
|terms=January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015
|preceded=John Rhodes
|succeeded=John R. Bradford III
}}
}}
Tillis serves on the Committee on Armed Services; the Committee on Veterans Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Committee on the Judiciary.
'''Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis''' is the junior Unites States Senator from [[North Carolina]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]], and was elected in November 2014. Tillis serves on the Committee on Armed Services; the Committee on Veterans Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Committee on the Judiciary.
==U.S. Senate==
===2014 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina===
Tillis ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014, a year that flipped Senate control towards the Republicans. In a close race, he beat then-incumbent [[Kay Hagan]] by less than 2% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/senate/north-carolina/ 2014 North Carolina Senate Election Results]</ref>
===Tenure===
====Trump era====
Tillis urged Trump in 2017 to withdraw the U.S. from the [[Paris Agreement]].<ref>[https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article154116359.html Tillis wanted out of Paris; what now]</ref>
On February 2018, Tillis joined Senate establishment [[RINOs]] in calling for Donald Trump to preserve the globalist [[NAFTA]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/finance/371492-senate-republicans-call-on-trump-to-preserve-nafta Senate Republicans call on Trump to preserve NAFTA]</ref> However, he later supported replacing it with the [[USMCA]], calling NAFTA "outdated".<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/International/Thom_Tillis_Free_Trade.htm Thom Tillis on Free Trade]</ref> Tillis voted for the implementation of the USMCA in January 2020.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/27509/70768/57717/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement-implementation-act#70768 HR 5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
In March 2019, Tillis, having a condition of [[Romnesia]], opposed Trump's national emergency declaration<ref>[https://kagpatriots.com/nc-senator-thom-tillis-to-vote-against-trumps-declaration-of-emergency/ NC Senator Thom Tillis to Vote Against Trump’s Declaration of Emergency]</ref> before finally voting in favor of it due to conservative pressure within North Carolina.<ref>[https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article227742754.html Tillis reverses course, votes to support Trump on national emergency declaration]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tillis.senate.gov Official website]
*[http://www.tillis.senate.gov Official website]
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