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United States Senator Pat Toomey

Background Info

Born to a middle-class family in Rhode Island in 1961, Toomey graduated from Harvard University in 1984 with an A.B. in government. From 1984 to 1994, Toomey worked as a Wall Street banker for several different banks. In 1998, he was elected to the US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, where he served from 1998 to 2004. Toomey ran unsuccesfully for the US Senate in 2004, before being elected to the US Senate in 2010. He was reelected in 2016, and is currently serving his second term in the Senate, and is up for reelection again in 2022.

Immigration

  • SUPPORTS THE 2017 MUSLIM BAN

  • OPPOSES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

  • SUPPORTS REPLACEMENT OF DACA PROGRAM WITH NEW IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION

  • OPPOSES THE EXISTENCE OF SANCTUARY CITIES 

  • SUPPORTS BORDER WALL PROPOSAL, BUT OPPOSES USING EMERGENCY FUNDS TO BUILD BORDER WALL

Gun Control

  • SUPPORTS BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR MOST GUN SALES

  • HAS RECEIVED A "C" RATING FROM THE NRA

  • SUPPORTS BANNING GUN SALES FOR PEOPLE CURRENTLY ON THE NO-FLY LIST

  • OPPOSES REPEALING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

Climate Change

  • OPPOSES EPA REGULATIONS ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

  • HAS RECEIVED A "5/100" RATING FROM THE LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS

  • SUPPORTS OPENING THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESERVE TO OIL DRILLING

  • OPPOSES THE PASSAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL

Healthcare

  • SUPPORTS THE REPEAL AND DISMANTLEMENT OF OBAMACARE

  • OPPOSES LIMITING THE COSTS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

  • SUPPORTS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAID

  • SUPPORTS REDUCING THE USE OF OPIOIDS TO TREAT LONG-TERM PAIN, AND SUPPORTS FUNDING FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS

Social Issues

  • OPPOSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND LGBT RIGHTS

  • SUPPORTS BANNING ABORTIONS IN ALL CASES AFTER 20 WEEKS AND SUPPORTS THE REPEAL OF ABORTION RIGHTS

  • OPPOSES ENDING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY OR DEFUNDING THE POLICE

  • SUPPORTS RE-TRAINING POLICE OFFICERS WITH NEW DE-ESCALATION TACTICS AND INCREASING FUNDING FOR BODY CAMERAS

Student Loan Debt

  • OPPOSES GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STUDENT LOAN DEBT REFINANCING

  • SUPPORTED THE LARGEST FUNDING CUT FOR PELL GRANTS IN HISTORY

  • SUPPORTS LIMITING STUDENT LOAN DEBT INTEREST RATES

  • SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND STUDENTS ON THE RISKS OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT

  • OPPOSES THE IMPOSITION OF FEDERAL COMMON CORE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ON THE STATES

Foreign Policy

  • SUPPORTS THE CONDEMNATION OF CHINA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST UYGHUR MINORITY

  • SUPPORTS SANCTIONING CHINESE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN MISTREATMENT OF UYGHURS

  • SUPPORTED THE RELOCATION OF U.S. EMBASSY FROM TEL AVIV TO JERAUSELEM

  • SUPPORTS THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION MOVEMENT

  • SUPPORTS PUNISHING CORPORATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT INTENTIONALLY BOYCOTT ISRAEL

  • OPPOSED THE WITHDRAWAL OF US TROOPS FROM NORTHERN SYRIA

  • SUPPORTS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE ADMISSION OF SYRIAN REFUGEES INTO U.S.

  • OPPOSES ENDING US MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO SAUDI FORCES IN YEMEN

Economy and Taxes

  • SUPPORTS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERING FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, CORPORATE TAXES, AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX

  • SUPPORTS EXPANDING TAX CREDITS

  • SUPPORTS INCREASING TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

  • OPPOSES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE BANKING INDUSTRY

  • OPPOSED CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS AIMED AT PROTECTING RACIAL MINORITIES IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

  • SUPPORTS ABOLISHING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)

* Information compiled from a variety of sources including FiveThirtyEight, Congress.gov, Politico, New York Times, Washington Post, candidate websites, etc.

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