Rep. Marino's Biography
Tom Marino came to Congress in January 2011 in much the same way he arrived at other destinations throughout his life: with a sense of purpose, a clear set of goals and a common-sense approach to finding solutions to serious problems.
Though he had previously talked about running for Congress, it wasn't until he found himself so frustrated by the direction the nation was taking that he declared himself a candidate in early 2010.
He emerged the victor of a three-man Republican primary race and went on to defeat two-term Democrat incumbent Chris Carney by 10 percentage points in November 2010.
With his two children at his side, he was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 2011, becoming part of the largest freshman class in decades.
Marino sits on three House committees – Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security and the Judiciary – and eight subcommittees.
The assignments are a good fit for the attorney who gained a reputation as a tough prosecutor, first as Lycoming County District Attorney and then as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
But when Congressman Marino tells working people that he knows where they are coming from, he means it.
That's because he is never far from his blue-collar roots and the middle-class Williamsport neighborhood home where his mother still lives.
Tom Marino, one of four children of Vivian Marino and the late Joseph Marino, is a second-generation Italian-American. His father was a janitor and a fireman and his mother was a homemaker.
Tom married his high school sweetheart, Edie, and went to work in the manufacturing field. It wasn't until he missed out on a promotion that he realized the importance of a college education.
So, at age 30, Tom Marino sold his truck, Edie worked full time and he started college. He earned his bachelor's and law degrees in five years, attending the former Williamsport Area Community College, Lycoming College and Dickinson School of Law.
He practiced law for several years before being elected to two terms as District Attorney of Lycoming County. He later served as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, where his name became synonymous with cracking down on organized crime and drug trafficking. He was the first U.S. Attorney to attend the Top Gun PA X training classes and completed a National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College at the Carlisle Barracks.
Tom returned to work as a private-practice attorney for two years before deciding to run for Congress.
The Marinos have two adopted children, Chloe and Victor, and live in Cogan Station, a section of Lycoming Township in central Pennsylvania.
A two-time cancer survivor, Tom is active in community events and enjoys reading, motorcycle riding, weightlifting, running and spending time with his family.
Besides his committee work, he is involved with the Sportsmen's, Immigration Reform, Coal, Kidney and Adoption caucuses – all issues that mirror his personal concerns and those of the residents of the 10th District.
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