Tom Marino

Thomas Anthony Marino (born August 13, 1952[1]) is an American politician and attorney. He was the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Tom Marino
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 10th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 23, 2019
Preceded byChris Carney
Succeeded byFred Keller
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
2002–2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid Barasch
Succeeded byMartin Carlson
District Attorney of Lycoming County
In office
1992–2002
Preceded byBrett Feese
Succeeded byMichael Dinges
Personal details
Born
Thomas Anthony Marino

(1952-08-13) August 13, 1952 (age 72)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Edie Marino
Children2
EducationPennsylvania College of Technology
Lycoming College (BA)
Dickinson School of Law (JD)

On September 1, 2017, The White House announced that President Donald Trump nominated Marino as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.[2] He withdrew on October 17, 2017 following reports that he championed a bill that protected opioid manufacturers and prevented DEA agents from being able to battle the Opioid Epidemic.[3]

References

  1. "Guide to the New Congress". CQ Roll Call. 2010-11-04. http://innovation.cq.com/newmember/2010elexnguide.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  2. Lima, Cristiano. "Trump to tap Rep. Tom Marino as 'drug czar'". POLITICO.
  3. Chappell, Bill (October 17, 2017). Tom Marino, Trump's Pick As Drug Czar, Withdraws After Damaging Opioid Report. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/17/558276546/tom-marino-trumps-pick-as-drug-czar-withdraws-after-damaging-opioid-report. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 

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