Patrick Joseph Toomey (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman, former Wall Street banker and politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania, elected in 2010. A Republican, Toomey served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania\'s 15th congressional district for three terms, from 1999 to 2005, but did not seek a fourth term to honor a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998.\n', '

Toomey attended La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island before earning a B.A. in government from Harvard College. He was employed as a currency trader, first by Chemical Bank and subsequently by Morgan, Grenfell & Co. beginning in 1984 and 1986, respectively, until resigning from the latter in 1991. He narrowly lost the Republican primary for United States Senate in 2004. From 2005 to 2009, he served as president of the Club for Growth.\n', '

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 is currently the only Republican holding statewide office in Pennsylvania.\n', '

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