Pat Toomey facts for kids

Pat Toomey
Quick facts for kids Pat Toomey
United States Senator; from Pennsylvania
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 3, 2011; Serving with Bob Casey Jr.
Preceded by	Arlen Specter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 15th district
	In office; January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Paul McHale
Succeeded by	Charlie Dent
Personal details
Born	Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. ; November 17, 1961 (age 60); Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kris Ann Duncan (m. 1997)
Children	3
Residence	Zionsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (AB)
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Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. Representative for PA's 15th congressional district from 1999 to 2005; he did not seek a fourth term to honor a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998.

A former Wall Street banker, Toomey narrowly lost the Republican primary for United States Senate in 2004. From 2005 to 2009, he served as president of the Club for Growth. After becoming the Republican nominee for the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, Toomey was elected to the seat on November 2, 2010, defeating his Democratic opponent, former U.S. Navy Three-star admiral and Congressman Joe Sestak.

He was re-elected on November 8, 2016, to his second term as the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania, defeating Democratic nominee Katie McGinty in the general election.

Toomey was born on November 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from the Harvard University. He is married to Kris Toomey. They have three children.

Images for kids

Pat and his wife Kris Toomey in 1999
Congressman Toomey's Official Portrait.
Toomey speaking at CPAC in March 2014.
U.S. Senate candidate Pat Toomey addresses the Philadelphia Tea Party on April 18, 2009.