Tom Marino

Tom Marino served as a Representative from Pennsylvania in the United States Congress from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Tom Marino contributed to the legislative process during 5 terms in office.

Tom Marino’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Tom Marino participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Thomas Anthony Marino (born August 13, 1952) is an American politician and attorney, who served as a United States representative from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2019. He represented the 10th congressional district from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2019, and the 12th district from January 3 to January 23, 2019, when he resigned to work in the private sector. A member of the Republican Party, Marino was the U.S. attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in his early career. On September 1, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Marino to be Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, commonly known as the “drug czar”. He withdrew on October 17, 2017, following reports that he had been the chief architect behind a bill that protected pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors and crippled the DEA’s ability to combat the U.S. opioid epidemic. Two weeks after being sworn in for his fifth term, Marino announced his resignation from Congress, effective January 23, 2019, to work in the private sector.