Tom Marino

Marino was born and raised in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from High School, Marino went to work in the factories of Central Pennsylvania. At 30 years old, Marino enrolled in the former Williamsport Area Community College (now Pennsylvania College of Technology). Marino would then transfer to Lycoming College, where he graduated magna cum laude, before completing his law degree at Dickinson School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Lycoming College and his juris doctor from Dickinson School of Law.

Marino served as a Lycoming County District Attorney from 1992–2002. In 2002, Marino was appointed the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania by President George W. Bush.

In 2007, Marino resigned from office of U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Anonymous sources claimed that Marino resigned his position while under review by the Department of Justice In 2007, the current US Attorney for the Middle District of PA, Peter Smith confirmed that neither Marino, nor his office, were ever under review or investigation "At no time was Marino under investigation by the Justice Department,” said Smith After his resignation in 2007, Marino accepted a position as an in-house attorney for DeNaples Management.

District

The district, located in central and northeastern Pennsylvania, includes Bradford County, Juniata County, Lycoming County, Mifflin County, Pike County, Snyder County, Sullivan County, Susquehanna County, Union County, Wayne County, and portions of Perry County, Tioga County, Lackawanna County, Monroe County, and Northumberland County.

Elections

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%). On November 2, 2010, Marino defeated Carney 55-45%.

Tom Marino won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Philip Scollo 66%–34%.

Congressman Marino faced off against Independent Nick Troiano and Democrat Scott Brion. Marino garnered 62% of the vote; Troiano got 13%; Brion got 25%.

Political Positions

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%).

• He's the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youthand co-chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Caucus.

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

Marino supports the Death penalty. He believes that the mentally ill and criminals should not be able to obtain guns.

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".

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" which Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, an author of the Patriot Act, considers un-American.

Legislation

As of May 2016, Tom Marino has sponsored 40 bills, none of which have become law.

Marino introduced H.J.Res. 40 on March 26, 2015. This bill proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to require that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law.

Marino introduced the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013. After multiple committee considerations, the bill was in part added as an amendment in the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM Act), which was signed into law by President Obama in February 2014.

Marino introduced the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 into the House. Marino introduced this same bill in the 114th Congress. The bill aims to expedite the review process required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for construction projects that are partly or fully financed with federal funds or require permits or approvals from federal regulatory agencies.

In 2014, Marino, alongside Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, sponsored the "Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act," which amended to Controlled Substances Act to increase the burden of proof enforcers need to show against drug distributors. McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health spent $13 million lobbying in support of the bill. When Joseph Rannazzisi, the chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Diversion Control, strongly criticized the bill, Congressman Marino demanded the drug diversion enforcer be investigated by the United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. Rannazzisi was fired in August 2015. Marino’s bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama in April 2016.

Committees

• Committee on the Judiciary
  • Chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
  • Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet
• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
  • 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)

Marino resides outside Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Edie, and his two children.