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Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey (born November 17, 1961)〔(Legistorm.com )〕 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 pledge he had made while running for office in 1998.〔 Toomey attended La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island before earning a B.A. in government from Harvard College. He was employed first by Chemical Bank and subsequently Morgan, Grenfell & Co. beginning in 1984 and 1986, respectively, until resigning from the latter in 1991.〔 Prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate, Toomey served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005. 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. 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, retired Admiral and Congressman Joe Sestak. In the U.S. Senate, Toomey serves on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Finance, and the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, among others including several subcommittees. In 2011, he also served on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In April 2012, Toomey was named to succeed South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint as chairman of the United States Senate Steering Committee, a Senate Republican caucus. ==Early life, education, and early career== Toomey was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Mary Ann (née Andrews), 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 part-time secretary at St. Martha's, a Catholic church. Toomey was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and attained the organization's highest rank, Eagle Scout. His father was of Irish descent and his mother was of Portuguese ancestry (all of his maternal great-grandparents had been born in the Azores).〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=National Organization of Portuguese-Americans )〕 Toomey attended La Salle Academy on scholarship〔Keith Herbert Only change in 15th District: Stakes higher * * Toomey, O'Brien debating same issues as two years ago. (Edition ) Morning Call – Allentown, Pa Oct 29, 2002 Page: B.1〕 where he participated in the Close Up Washington civic education program. Toomey graduated as valedictorian of his high school class. He graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in government. Toomey was hired by Chemical Bank in 1984, where he was involved in currency swap transactions. In 1986, Toomey was hired by Morgan, Grenfell & Co., where he dealt in multiple foreign currencies, interest rates, and currency-related derivatives. In 1991, Toomey resigned from the firm when it was acquired by Deutsche Bank in order to avoid the decreased flexibility and entrepreneurship that the acquisition would have caused.〔 The same year, Toomey and two younger brothers, Steven and Michael, opened Rookie's Restaurant in Allentown, Pennsylvania.〔 In 1994, at 32, Toomey was elected to Allentown's newly established Government Study Commission. During his term, Toomey drafted a new charter for the commission requiring a supermajority for any tax increase. The charter was approved by Allentown voters on April 23, 1996. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pat Toomey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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