Tom Marino

Tom Marino
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Chris Carney
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office 2002–2007
Nominated by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David Barasch
Succeeded by	Martin Carlson
District Attorney of Lycoming County
In office 1992–2002
Preceded by	Brett Feese
Succeeded by	Michael Dinges
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-13) August 13, 1952[1] Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Edie Marino
Children	Two
Residence	Lycoming Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Lycoming College, B.A. Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Roman Catholic

Thomas Anthony Marino (born August 13, 1952) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

The district, located in northeastern Pennsylvania, includes Lackawanna and Luzerne counties outside of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre (communities such as Clarks Summit, Kingston, and the Back Mountain towns of Trucksville, Shavertown, and Dallas) as well as all or most of Bradford, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Union, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming and a small part of Tioga counties.

Early life and education

Marino was born and raised in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.^[2] Marino received his undergraduate degree from Lycoming College and his juris doctor from Dickinson School of Law.^[3]

Law career

Marino served as a Lycoming County District Attorney from 1992–2002, and was then selected as a U.S. Attorney.

In 2007, Marino resigned from office as U.S. Attorney after a Department of Justice investigation was launched for giving a reference to convicted felon Louis DeNaples, who needed the reference to obtain a license to operate slot machines at his Mount Airy Lodge casino in Eastern PA. Marino falsely claimed he had written permission from the Justice Department to issue the reference, and the Justice Department confirmed they did not give permission. Marino resigned while under review by the Department of Justice, and accepted a position as Louis DeNaples in-house attorney for $250,000 per year. Marino's resignation, under Justice Department guidelines, ended the internal affairs probe.^[4]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2010

In 2010, Marino decided to challenge incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Chris Carney of Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. He won the three-candidate Republican primary with 41% of the vote, defeating Dave Madeira (31%) and Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk (28%).^[5] On November 2, 2010, Marino defeated Carney 55%-45%. He won every county in the district except Luzerne and Lackawanna.^[6][7]

2012

After redistricting, he decided to run in the newly redrawn 10th district, which is more reliably Republican and includes more counties in the central part of the state. He won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Philip Scollo 66%-34%.^[8]

Tenure

Marino is one of the most conservative members of the Pennsylvania delegation. He ranked third among PA members in Americans for Prosperity’s scorecard (70%) and fifth in Club for Growth's scorecard (63%).^[9]

In 2011, Rep. Marino became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R.3261 otherwise known as the Stop Online Piracy Act.^[10]

Marino supports the death penalty. He believes that the mentally ill and criminals should not be able to obtain guns.^[11]

In July 2012, Marino introduced a bill to help fund local and state governments, about $800 million per year, to sustain various law enforcement activities such as prosecution, prevention, education, training, and corrections called the "Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012." Marino said, "Local law enforcement agencies and officials need nothing less than our full support in combating crime on every level."^[12][13]

In July 2013, Marino voted "NO" to Rep. Justin Amash's amendment #413 to H.R. 2397 "To end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act and bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215"^[14] which Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, an author of the Patriot Act, considers un-American.^[15]

Committee assignments

• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
  • Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia
• Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications (Vice Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management
• Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Electoral history

Personal life

Marino resides outside Williamsport, Pennsylvania with his wife, Edie, and his two children.^[16]

References

External links

• Congressman Tom Marino official U.S. House site
• Tom Marino for Congress
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress