Bob Casey

Bob Casey was first elected to represent Pennsylvania in the U. S. Senate in 2006 when he defeated incumbent Republican Rick Santorum. The son of a former Pennsylvania governor, Casey was born and raised in the city of Scranton, where he still lives.. He attended Holy Cross College and the University of Pittsburgh law school before embarking on a career in state politics, serving as Pennsylvania's Auditor General and Treasurer.

Casey is the longest-serving Democratic U.S. senator in Pennsylvania history and has carved out a reputation as a moderate Democrat willing to break with his party at times. He was an early critic of the Iraq War and has been outspoken in his defense of reproductive rights, even when that has put him at odds with more conservative members of his party

Casey is in an unexpectedly tight race against David McCormick, a Trump-backed Republican. Casey and McCormick disagree on clean energy policy, gun laws and abortion rights.

In the Senate, Casey has advocated for Pennsylvania's manufacturing sector, pushing for policies to protect union jobs and support workforce retraining programs. He has also co-sponsored bipartisan healthcare legislation, including measures to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces. Central to his reelection campaign is his attacks on “greedflation” – corporations that jack up prices and rip off shoppers to maximize profits.

Casey voted to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore the protection of Roe v. Wade and is fighting to protect IVF and contraception. A nationally recognized advocate for children, he has championed programs to improve child health and education. As chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Casey has led Senate efforts to ensure that our nation’s seniors have the resources and support they need. Casey has shown commitment to tackling issues important to working families in Pennsylvania.