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Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2023. [1] A member of the Republican Party , he served three terms as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district , from 1999 to 2005.
Often used in obvious passing situations, he was known by fans as "Third down Pat." He was released in August 1979 , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] then returned and played that season, then retired, after having problems with his knee.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey was reelected to a second term in a close race, defeating Democratic nominee Katie McGinty and Libertarian Party nominee Edward Clifford. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With a margin of 1.43%, this election was the second-closest race of the 2016 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in New Hampshire .
Pat Toomey speaking at a rally in April 2009, the same month he formally announced his candidacy for Senate. Pat Toomey formally announced his candidacy on April 15, 2009, Tax Day, via a video on his website, [4] and stepped down as head of the anti-tax political organization Club for Growth to concentrate on his campaign. [78]
Specter had narrowly avoided a primary defeat against conservative challenger Pat Toomey during his 2004 Senate race, and he was expected to face an even greater challenge from Toomey in 2010, [17] [18] particularly since the conservative faction of the Pennsylvania Republican Party had vowed to defeat Specter in the upcoming primary. [19]
Former senator Pat Toomey, who represented the key swing state of Pennsylvania, will not vote for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the presidential election, he said (Getty Images)
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The Manchin-Toomey Amendment was a bi-partisan piece of legislation that would require background checks on most private party firearm sales, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. [36] The amendment, S.Amdt. 715 to S. 649, was voted on and defeated on April 17, 2013, by a vote of 54–46. It needed 60 votes to ...