• 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
07/12/2000 H.Con.Res.253 Expressing the sense of the Congress strongly objecting to any effort to expel the Holy See from the United Nations as a state participant by removing its status as a Permanent Observer. Passed Not Voting
07/05/2000 H.R.3916 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services. Passed Not Voting
06/27/2000 H.Res.494 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ohio State motto is constitutional and urging the courts to uphold its constitutionality. Passed Not Voting
06/26/2000 H.R.3206 Social Security Solvency Act of 1999
06/22/2000 H.R.4601 Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000 Passed Not Voting
06/22/2000 H.R.3642 A bill to authorize the President to award posthumously a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic contributions to the Nation and the world, and for other purposes. Passed Not Voting
06/19/2000 H.R.1494 Dollars to the Classroom Act
06/13/2000 H.R.4650 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates for election for Federal office to report information to the Federal Election Commission on the use of aircraft of the Federal government in the course of campaigns.
06/13/2000 H.R.3221 Corporate Welfare Reform Commission Act of 1999
06/06/2000 H.R.4582 Citizen Legislature Empowerment through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act
05/25/2000 H.R.3660 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 Passed Not Voting
05/16/2000 H.R.853 Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999 Failed Not Voting
05/02/2000 H.R.4199 Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act Passed Not Voting
05/02/2000 H.J.Res.86 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes. Passed Not Voting
04/27/2000 H.R.6 Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2000
04/19/2000 H.R.4257 Law Enforcement Quality Procurement Act
04/13/2000 H.R.4219 Home Health Fairness Act of 2000
04/12/2000 H.J.Res.94 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations. Failed Not Voting
04/11/2000 H.Con.Res.282 Declaring the "Person of the Century" for the 20th century to have been the American G.I. Passed Not Voting
04/07/2000 H.Res.458 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued on the subject of autism awareness.
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