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David McCormick

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David McCormick
McCormick in 2024
United States Senator-elect
from Pennsylvania
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingBob Casey Jr.
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
In office
August 2007 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTimothy D. Adams
Succeeded byLael Brainard
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs
In office
August 2006 – August 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCaroline Atkinson (2011)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
In office
October 7, 2005 – August 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byKenneth Juster
Succeeded byMario Mancuso
Personal details
Born
David Harold McCormick

(1965-08-17) August 17, 1965 (age 59)
Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Amy Richardson
(m. 1999; div. 2015)
(m. 2019)
Children6
Parents
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Princeton University
(MA, PhD)
WebsiteCampaign website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1987–1992
Unit82nd Airborne Division
Battles/warsPersian Gulf War

David Harold McCormick (born August 17, 1965) is an American businessman and politician who is the United States Senator-elect from Pennsylvania. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bridgewater Associates from 2020 to 2022. He is the husband of former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dina Powell.[1][2]

McCormick is a member of the Republican Party. He was the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs during the George W. Bush administration.

In January 2022, he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to replace Pat Toomey.[3] McCormick lost to Mehmet Oz in the Republican primary.

In September 2023, he announced his second U.S. Senate campaign. McCormick won the Republican nomination. He narrowly won the election, beating Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. in the 2024 general election in an upset.[4]

References

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  1. Levy, Rachael (December 3, 2019). "Bridgewater Co-CEO Eileen Murray to Depart". Wall Street Journal.
  2. Fortado, Lindsay; Wigglesworth, Robin (December 6, 2019). "Former US Ranger ready to take command at Bridgewater". Financial Times. Nikkei. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. Tamari, Jonathan (January 13, 2022). "Republican David McCormick launches run for Senate in Pa". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. "Battle for the White House looms large over Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race". March 18, 2024.

Other websites

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