Patrick Joseph Pat Toomey is an American businessman and politician. He is the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania, in office since 2011, and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Toomey served as a United States Representative for three terms, from 1999 to 2005, but he did not seek a fourth term in compliance with a term limits pledge he had made while running for office in 1998.
Toomey was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Mary Ann , of East Providence, Rhode Island, and Patrick Joseph Toomey, of Providence, Rhode Island. He was raised by Catholic parents, and was the third of six children. His father was a union worker who laid cable for the Narragansett Electric Company, and his mother worked as a parttime secretary at St. Marthas, a Catholic church. Toomey was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and attained the organizations highest rank, Eagle Scout. His father was of Irish descent and his mother was of Portuguese ancestry .
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