• TOOMEY, PATRICK JOSEPH
Experience: Senate: 2011-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $10,618,230Coverage End: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Patrick 'Pat' J. Toomey
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Kris; 3 Children: Bridget, Patrick, Duncan
    Birth Date: 11/17/1961
    Birth Place: Providence, RI
    Home City: Zionsville, PA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, Political Science, Harvard University, 1984

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1999-2004
    Candidate, United States Senate, Pennsylvania, 2004

Current Legislative Committees

    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Member
    Budget, Member
    Finance, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Chair
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Chair
    Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
    Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Member
    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations & Related Programs, United States Senate
    Former Member, House Republican Policy Committee
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Allentown's Government Study Commission, 1994

Professional Experience

    Former Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Team Capital Bank
    Former Employee, Chemical Bank
    Former President, Club for Growth
    Former Financial Consultant, Hong Kong
    Former Employee, Morgan Grenfell
    Co-Owner, Rookie's Restaurant Business

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, Club for Growth
Total: 5
Senators Direct More Money From Crime Fund To Victims
05/05/2015
Pat Toomey's Official Personal Website
Pa. Sen. Pat Toomey in Ever Stronger Shape for Re-Election
04/22/2015
By John Gizzi | Newsmax.com
Sen. Toomey Receives PA Bio Award
04/15/2015
Pat Toomey's Official Personal Website
Pat Toomey Is a Strong Candidate. Will That Be Enough in 2016?
03/03/2015
By Stuart Rothenberg | Roll Call
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 159
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/14/2017 S.831 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building". 06/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 S.1117 Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 05/11/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/10/2017 S.1087 Lifesaving Gear for Police Act 05/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/10/2017 S.1085 Thin Blue Line Act 05/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/10/2017 S.1084 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 05/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 S.305 Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 03/28/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-15.  (All Actions)
03/15/2017 S.654 PACT Act 03/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/13/2017 S.488 Encouraging Employee Ownership Act 03/13/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 S.J.Res.21 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS. 02/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 S.87 Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
12/12/2016 S.1831 PACT Act 12/12/2016 Held at the desk.  (All Actions)
11/30/2016 S.Res.605 A resolution honoring Arnold Palmer. 11/30/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 S.3303 Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act 09/08/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 S.3255 Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 S.3151 CAREER Act 07/07/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 S.3100 Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act 07/06/2016 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 119.  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 S.3069 A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. 06/16/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 S.Res.499 A resolution congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the 2016 Stanley Cup hockey championship. 06/16/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 S.3002 Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act 05/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/25/2016 S.231 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, as the "Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office". 05/25/2016 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
Total: 1009
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
11/19/2013 S.1738 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013
11/19/2013 S.932 Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013
11/07/2013 S.1670 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
11/07/2013 S.1667 A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them, and for other purposes.
10/30/2013 S.1623 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
10/30/2013 S.1617 If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can Keep it Act
10/30/2013 S.875 Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013
10/09/2013 S.Res.267 A resolution relative to the death of Rod Grams, former United States Senator for the State of Minnesota.
10/04/2013 S.Res.265 A resolution expressing support for the individuals impacted by the senseless attack at the Washington Navy Yard, and commending and thanking members of the military, law enforcement officers, first responders, and civil servants for their courage and professionalism.
09/24/2013 S.1541 Military Pay Protection Act of 2013
09/12/2013 S.1500 Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act
09/12/2013 S.Res.225 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States diplomatic facility and American personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.
09/11/2013 S.1495 Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013
09/10/2013 S.1490 A bill to delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
09/09/2013 S.1488 A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.
08/01/2013 S.1462 Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act
08/01/2013 S.1431 Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act
08/01/2013 S.Res.212 A resolution commending David J. Schiappa.
07/31/2013 S.1404 Enumerated Powers Act
07/16/2013 S.1292 Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
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