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Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Casey is the son of Bob Casey Sr., a former governor of Pennsylvania.
Casey was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, the son of Alphonsus Liguori and Marie (née Cummings) Casey.His family, of Irish descent, was originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, but his parents moved to New York in order for his father, a devoutly Roman Catholic former coal miner who began working as a coal miner at age 10, to attend Fordham University School of Law. [4]
Bob Casey (April 11, 1925 – March 27, 2005) was a public address announcer for the Minnesota Twins from their founding until his death in 2005. Casey worked 44 seasons and more than 3,000 games for the Twins, and announced over 1,000 other sporting events. He was inducted into the Twins' Hall of Fame in 2003. He was known for his playful ...
Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. lost re-election to a fourth term, being defeated by Republican nominee Dave McCormick in what was considered a major upset. [1] Most predictions gave Casey a slight advantage, and Casey narrowly led in most polls. The primary election took place on April 23, 2024. [2]
Casey, who faced no primary opposition, defeated the Republican nominee, Lou Barletta, [3] Green Party nominee Neal Gale, [4] and Libertarian Party nominee Dale Kerns. [5] Casey was the first senator to be elected to a third term from Pennsylvania since Arlen Specter in 1992 , and the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be popularly elected to three ...
Incumbent Republican Rick Santorum ran for re-election to a third term, but was easily defeated by Democratic State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., the son of former Governor Bob Casey Sr. [1] Casey was elected to serve between January 3, 2007 and January 3, 2013. Santorum trailed Casey in every public poll taken during the campaign.
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Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. ran for and won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Tom Smith, and Libertarian nominee Rayburn Smith. The requisite primary elections occurred on April 24, 2012, during which the Republicans and Democrats selected nominees for the general election .