{{Short description|American politician and businessman (born 1965)}} {{redirect|Senator McCormick||Senator McCormick (disambiguation)}} {{distinguish|David McCormack|Dave McCormick (American football)|David McCormick (West Virginia politician)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dave McCormick | image = McCormick Portrait (HR).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2025 | alt = Official U.S. Senate portrait of Dave McCormick, the junior senator from the state of Pennsylvania. | jr/sr = United States Senator | state = [[Pennsylvania]] | alongside = [[John Fetterman]] | term_start = January 3, 2025 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Bob Casey Jr.]] | successor = | office2 = [[Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs]] | president2 = [[George W. Bush]] | term_start2 = August 2007 | term_end2 = January 20, 2009 | predecessor2 = [[Timothy D. Adams]] | successor2 = [[Lael Brainard]] | office3 = [[Deputy National Security Advisor|United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs]] | president3 = George W. Bush | term_start3 = August 2006 | term_end3 = August 2007 | predecessor3 = Position established | successor3 = [[Caroline Atkinson]] (2011) | office4 = [[Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security]] | president4 = George W. Bush | term_start4 = October 7, 2005 | term_end4 = August 2006 | predecessor4 = [[Kenneth I. Juster]] | successor4 = Mario Mancuso | birth_name = David Harold McCormick | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|17}} | birth_place = [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = {{ubl |{{marriage|Amy Richardson|1999|2015|end=div}} |{{marriage|[[Dina Powell]]|2019}}}} | children = 6{{efn|Including two [[Stepchild|stepdaughters]].}} | relatives = [[James H. McCormick]] (father) | education = [[United States Military Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Princeton University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) | signature = Dave McCormick.svg | website = {{ubl |{{URL|mccormick.senate.gov|Senate website}} |{{URL|davemccormickpa.com|Campaign website}}}} | branch = [[United States Army]] | service_years = 1987–1992 | rank = [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] | unit = [[82nd Airborne Division]] | battles = [[Gulf War]] | mawards = [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] }} '''David Harold McCormick''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|ɔːr|m|ɪ|k}} {{respell|mǝ|KORM|ik}}; born August 17, 1965) is an American politician, businessman, and former [[United States Army|Army]] officer serving since 2025 as the junior [[United States senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was the [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of [[Bridgewater Associates]], one of the world's largest [[hedge fund]]s, from 2020 to 2022.<ref name="wsj.com">{{Cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Rachael |date=December 3, 2019 |title=Bridgewater Co-CEO Eileen Murray to Depart |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/eileen-murray-to-depart-bridgewater-worlds-largest-hedge-fund-11575395067 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="FinancialTimes2019December6FortadoLindsay">{{cite news |last1=Fortado |first1=Lindsay |last2=Wigglesworth |first2=Robin |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Former US Ranger ready to take command at Bridgewater |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a93b1d08-1824-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 9, 2019 |publisher=Financial Times |language=English |agency=Nikkei}}</ref>
McCormick graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1987 and served in [[Iraq]] during the [[Gulf War]]. He received the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] while serving in the [[82nd Airborne Division]].<ref name="Swick">{{Cite web|last=Swick|first=Carson|date=July 20, 2024|title=Pa. GOP Senate candidate and retired Army Capt. David McCormick shores up veteran support|url=https://nypost.com/2024/07/20/us-news/pa-gop-senate-candidate-david-mccormick-shores-up-veteran-support/|access-date=December 16, 2024|website=[[New York Post]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Rodgers">{{Cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Bethany|date=November 23, 2024|title=What to know about Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania's new senator|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/23/dave-mccormick-pa-senator-background/76338682007/|access-date=December 16, 2024|website=[[Erie Times-News]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="White House Archives">{{cite web|title=David McCormick -- Department of Commerce|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/results/leadership/bio_819.html|publisher=White House Archives|access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref> In 1996, McCormick earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from [[Princeton University]]. From 2005 to 2009, he held several positions in the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]], lastly as [[Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs]].<ref name="FinancialTimes2019December6FortadoLindsay" /> McCormick left the Bush administration in 2009 to become president of Bridgewater, a position he held until becoming co-CEO in 2017. He became its sole CEO in 2020, and stepped down from the position to run for the U.S. Senate in [[2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|2022]].
After a narrow loss to [[Mehmet Oz]] in the Republican primary in 2022, McCormick ran again in the [[2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|2024 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania]], narrowly defeating three-term incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] senator [[Bob Casey Jr.]]
==Early life and education== [[File:Mccormick in high school.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|McCormick's 1983 high school [[yearbook]] photo]] McCormick was born in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], and raised in the [[Pittsburgh]] area.<ref name="PittsburghPost-Gazette2019September12GrantTim">{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Tim |title=Hedge fund executive sees changing U.S. economic, political landscape |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2019/09/12/Hedge-fund-manager-sees-changing-U-S-economic-political-landscape/stories/201909110120 |access-date=December 12, 2019 |agency=PG Publishing Co. |issue=Business |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 12, 2019 |location=United States |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania Republicans eye top investment CEO for Senate primary|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/04/pennsylvania-republicans-investment-ceo-senate-519606|access-date=November 4, 2021 |first1=Daniel |last1=Lippman |first2=Meridith |last2=McGraw |first3=Holly |last3=Otterbein |first4=Natalie |last4=Allison |website=[[Politico]] |date=November 4, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He attended high school in [[Bloomsburg Area School District|Bloomsburg]].<ref name=":0" /> His father, [[James H. McCormick]], was president of [[Bloomsburg University]] and chancellor for the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]].<ref name=":0" /> His mother, Maryan G. McCormick, was a [[college professor]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bloomsburgu.tumblr.com/post/630432415250251776/bloomsburg-university-dedicates-the-maryan-g | title=Bloomsburg University dedicates the Maryan G. McCormick Serenity Garden }}</ref>
McCormick graduated from [[West Point]] in 1987 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: David Harold McCormick Ph.D.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=703161&privcapId=4841764|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref> in mechanical engineering. He was a four-time letterman on the Army wrestling team and the team's co-captain his senior year. He was a two-time Eastern runner-up at 167 pounds.<ref name="West Point Leadership" />
In 1996, he earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[international relations]] from [[Princeton University]]'s School of Public and International Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Conversation with General C.Q. Brown and David McCormick *94 *96 {{!}} The G. S. Beckwith Gilbert '63 Lectures|url=https://gilbertlectures.princeton.edu/news/conversation-general-cq-brown-and-david-mccormick-94-96|access-date=August 18, 2021|website=gilbertlectures.princeton.edu}}</ref> Two years later, he published a book, ''The Downsized Warrior'', based on his doctoral thesis about the downsizing of the U.S. Army at the end of the Cold War.<ref name="West Point Leadership" />
In 2021, McCormick received an honorary degree from [[Dickinson College]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheriff|first=Sarah|title=2021 Honorary Degree Recipients|url=https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20309/commencement/4153/2021_honorary_degree_recipients|website=www.dickinson.edu|language=en}}</ref>
==Military career== After graduating from [[West Point]], McCormick went to [[United States Army Airborne School]] and to [[Ranger School]]; he was named the Honor Graduate of Ranger School. He joined the [[82nd Airborne Division]] at [[Fort Bragg]], North Carolina, in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McElhaney |first1=Alicia |last2=McDaniel |first2=Kip |title=Bridgewater Is Having a Bad Year. David McCormick Has a Plan. |url=https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2bsxa6as86qpy2gupj1mo/corner-office/bridgewater-is-having-a-bad-year-david-mccormick-has-a-plan |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=Institutional Investor |date=26 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
McCormick was part of the first wave of U.S. troops deployed to [[Iraq]] during the [[Gulf War]] in 1991 and received the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] for his actions.<ref name="TheWashingtonTimes2008December16WardJon" /><ref name="Swick"/><ref name="Rodgers"/><ref name="White House Archives"/> He was executive officer of a combat engineering company of 130 soldiers tasked with clearing [[minefield]]s and destroying enemy munitions. McCormick left the service in 1992 after five years' commissioned service, separating at the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]].<ref name="TheWashingtonTimes2008December16WardJon" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ariba's McCormick picked for job at Commerce|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2005/06/30/Ariba-s-McCormick-picked-for-job-at-Commerce/stories/200506300443|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CPT David H. McCormick|url=https://combatveteransforcongress.org/candidate/cpt-david-h-mccormick|access-date=December 16, 2024|website=Combat Veterans For Congress|language=en}}</ref>
==Private sector career==
From 1996 to 1999, McCormick worked as a consultant at [[McKinsey & Co.]] based in Pittsburgh.<ref name="West Point Leadership" />
In 1999, McCormick joined FreeMarkets, a global provider of software and services. Later that year, the company conducted an [[initial public offering]].<ref name="The Wall Street Journal">{{cite news|last1=Ewing|first1=Terzah|title=FreeMarkets' IPO Marks Another Explosive Debut|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB944858405901563786|access-date=August 11, 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> McCormick was promoted to president of FreeMarkets in 2001 and was named chief executive officer in 2002. He sold FreeMarkets to [[Ariba]] in 2004 for approximately $500 million<ref name="West Point Leadership" /><ref name=ZDNET>{{cite news|last1=Kawamoto|first1=Dawn|title=Ariba to buy FreeMarkets for $493 million|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ariba-to-buy-freemarkets-for-493-million/|access-date=August 11, 2014|publisher=ZDNET|date=January 23, 2004}}</ref> and then remained at Ariba as president for the next 18 months until he was asked to join the Bush administration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Otterbein |first1=Holly |last2=Allison |first2=Natalie |title=Hedge fund CEO readies Senate bid despite Oz announcement |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/01/david-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-bid-523623 |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=POLITICO |date=1 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===Bridgewater Associates=== McCormick joined [[Bridgewater Associates]] in 2009 as its president.<ref name="West Point Leadership" /> He became co-CEO in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five Questions with Dina Powell McCormick {{!}} Bush Center|url=http://www.bushcenter.org/publications/articles/2021/03/five-questions-with-dina-powell-mccormick.html%7C%7C%7C|website=Five Questions with Dina Powell McCormick {{!}} Bush Center|language=en}}</ref> and was responsible for overseeing the firm's management and liaising with institutional investors.<ref name="PensionsAndInvestments2017March1WilliamsonChristine">{{cite news|last1=Williamson|first1=Christine|title=Ray Dalio to step down from co-CEO role as part of shakeup at Bridgewater|url=https://www.pionline.com/article/20170301/ONLINE/170309993/ray-dalio-to-step-down-from-co-ceo-role-as-part-of-shakeup-at-bridgewater|access-date=January 21, 2018|agency=Crain Communications Inc|publisher=Pensions & Investments|date=March 1, 2017|location=United States|language=English|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2019/09/12/Hedge-fund-manager-sees-changing-U-S-economic-political-landscape/stories/201909110120|title=Hedge fund executive sees changing U.S. economic, political landscape|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>
In December 2019, it was announced that McCormick would become the sole CEO of Bridgewater in 2020, marking the end of a 10-year management transition of the firm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a93b1d08-1824-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385|title=Former US Ranger ready to take command at Bridgewater|last=Fortado|first=Lindsay|date=December 6, 2019|website=Financial Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206172245/https://www.ft.com/content/a93b1d08-1824-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="wsj.com"/> As head of Bridgewater, McCormick had raised 8 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) for a private fund in China by November 2021.<ref name=Bloomberg2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-04/bridgewater-ceo-clashes-with-dalio-over-china-before-senate-race|title=Bridgewater CEO Clashes With Dalio Over China Before Senate Race|first1=Sridhar|last1=Natarajan|first2=Katherine|last2=Burton|publisher=Bloomberg|date=December 4, 2021}}</ref> In late 2021, while McCormick was mulling a run for a [[United States Senate]] seat in [[Pennsylvania]], he began to distance himself from Bridgewater founder [[Ray Dalio]] and his defenses of China's human rights policies, openly rebuking him during company calls.<ref name=Bloomberg2021 /> Bridgewater also [[Short (finance)|shorted]] some iconic Pennsylvania companies, including [[U.S. Steel|US Steel]] and [[The Hershey Company|Hershey]], under his leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolan |first=Isabelle Chapman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Casey |date=2024-10-09 |title=Senate candidate Dave McCormick led hedge fund that bet against some of Pennsylvania's most iconic companies |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/09/politics/dave-mccormick-bridgewater-pennsylvania-invs/index.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
McCormick left Bridgewater on January 3, 2022, and was replaced by [[Mark Bertolini]] and Nir Bar Dea as co-CEOs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/bridgewater-david-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-fce5ace1-fb04-4b19-923d-5b75c2c43076.html|title=Bridgewater CEO resigns ahead of potential Senate run|last=Reyes|first=Yacob|date=January 3, 2022|website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103183606/https://www.axios.com/bridgewater-david-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-fce5ace1-fb04-4b19-923d-5b75c2c43076.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>
==Career in government== ===Bush administration=== [[File:David McCormick Under Secretary.jpg|thumb|right|McCormick during his tenure as the Under Secretary for the Treasury for International Affairs|220x220px]] McCormick's career in government began in 2005, when he was nominated and confirmed as the [[Commerce Department]]'s [[Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security]].<ref name="White House Archives"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/109th-congress/662 |title=PN662 – Nomination of David H. McCormick for Department of Commerce, 109th Congress (2005–2006) |date=October 7, 2005 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/110th-congress/191 |title=PN191 – Nomination of Mario Mancuso for Department of Commerce, 110th Congress (2007–2008) |date=May 25, 2007 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> In this role, he oversaw export controls and was part of negotiations that led to the [[India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement]].<ref name="Chicago" /> Later he became the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Policy and was [[George W. Bush]]'s personal representative and negotiator to the [[Group of Eight|Group of 8]] (G8) industrialized countries before moving to the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]] in 2007.<ref name="gwbwhbio">{{cite web |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/mccormick-bio.html |title=David H. McCormick |website=George W. Bush White House (archived) |access-date=May 24, 2022 }}</ref>
McCormick was [[Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs]] from 2007 to 2009, serving as the United States' leading international economic diplomat.<ref name="US Department of State">{{cite web|title=David H. McCormick, Under Secretary for International Affairs, Department of the Treasury|url=http://2002-2009-fpc.state.gov/110551.htm|publisher=US Department of State|access-date=August 11, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228082402/http://2002-2009-fpc.state.gov/110551.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this role, he was the principal adviser to Treasury Secretary [[Henry Paulson]] on international economic issues and oversaw policies in the areas of [[international finance]], trade in financial services, investment, [[economic development]] and international debt policy.
McCormick coordinated financial market policy with the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (G7) industrialized countries and the [[Group of Twenty]] (G20) [[global economies]], working with [[finance ministers]] and their deputies.<ref name="West Point Leadership">{{cite book|last1=Rice|first1=Daniel E.|last2=Vigna|first2=John|title=West Point Leadership: Profiles of Courage|year=2013|publisher=Daniel E. Rice|isbn=978-0989147309|pages=413–532|url=http://www.leadershipprofilesofcourage.com/|access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref> He served as Paulson's point person on the international response to the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news|last1=Lowenstein|first1=Roger|title=Mr. Goldman Goes to Washington|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/books/review/Lowenstein-t.html?_r=0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref> McCormick was credited with using his relationships with top executives and policy makers around the world to help coordinate the Treasury Department's response.<ref name="TheWashingtonTimes2008December16WardJon">{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=Jon|title=Treasury's prized persuader|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/16/treasurys-prized-persuader/|access-date=August 11, 2014|agency=The Washington Times, LLC|publisher=The Washington Times|date=December 16, 2008|location=United States|language=English}}</ref>
===Consideration for roles in the Trump administration=== [[File:David McCormick 180510-D-SW162-2212 (41140841455) (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|right|McCormick in 2018|260x260px]] When [[Donald Trump]] became [[President-elect of the United States|president-elect]] in 2016, he considered naming McCormick the [[U.S. Secretary of Treasury]], but instead offered him the position of [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bridgewater executive McCormick declines Defense Department role|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccormick/bridgewater-executive-mccormick-declines-defense-department-role-idUSKBN14U2ST|access-date=February 12, 2022|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]|date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> McCormick declined this position because he was happy with his role at Bridgewater. In early 2019, the Trump administration considered McCormick for [[U.S. Secretary of Defense]].<ref name="ForeignPolicy2019February20SeligmanLara" />
In 2017, [[James Mattis]] named McCormick as a member of the [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee]], a federal advisory committee to the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]]. In 2020, Trump removed McCormick from this position along with 11 other members with ties to the foreign policy establishment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/25/pentagon-purges-leading-advisors-from-defense-policy-board/|access-date=February 12, 2022|website=[[Foreign Policy]]|first=Jack|last=Detsch|date=November 25, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
===Political donations and endorsements=== Since 2009, McCormick has donated more than $300,000 to politicians, political parties, and [[political action committee]]s.<ref name="Donations">{{cite news|last1=Allison|first1=Bill|title=McCormick's Bridgewater-Era Donations Hint at GOP Network to Tap|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-13/mccormick-s-bridgewater-era-donations-hint-at-gop-network-to-tap|access-date=February 15, 2022|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> He donated to the campaigns of Senators [[John McCain]] and [[Mitch McConnell]] and the congressional campaign of [[Mike Pompeo]].<ref name="Donations" /> In 2014, McCormick donated $25,000 to the [[Republican Governors Association]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pazniokas |first=Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/675346583/ |title=State donors generous to GOP governors this year |work=[[Record-Journal]] |date=2014-04-19 |page=A6 |access-date=2022-02-14 }}</ref> McCormick supported [[Jeb Bush]]'s [[Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign|2016 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2022-03-16/ex-hedge-fund-ceo-david-mccormick-aims-to-be-hometown-boy-in-key-pennsylvania-senate-race|title=Ex-hedge fund CEO David McCormick aims to be hometown boy in key Pennsylvania Senate race|date=March 16, 2022|website=90.5 WESA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jeb-bush-will-raise-a-bundle-of-money--here-s-where-it-will-come-from-143413012.html|title=Jeb Bush will raise a bundle of money. Here's where it will come from|date=June 15, 2015|website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref>
McCormick did not donate to Trump's 2016 or 2020 presidential campaigns.<ref name="Donations" />
McCormick has mainly supported Republicans, but has also donated to Democrats, including congressional candidates [[Dan Helmer]] and [[Amy McGrath]] and Senator [[Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)|Jack Reed]].<ref name="Donations" /><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|last1=Hounshell|first1=Blake|title=The Art of the MAGA Makeover|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/us/politics/david-mccormick-maga-gop.html|access-date=February 25, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>
==U.S. Senate== ===Elections=== ====2022==== {{main|2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania}}
In December 2021, according to reports, Republicans began recruiting McCormick to run for the [[United States Senate]] seat in Pennsylvania then held by [[Pat Toomey]], who chose to not seek reelection in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Copeland|first=Juliet Chung and Rob|date=December 3, 2021|title=Bridgewater CEO David McCormick Tells Staff He Is Close to Decision on Senate Run|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bridgewater-ceo-david-mccormick-tells-staff-he-is-close-to-decision-on-senate-run-11638498236|access-date=December 22, 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> On November 22, 2021, [[Sean Parnell (Pennsylvania politician)|Sean Parnell]]—who had been endorsed by Trump and was regarded as a front-runner in the Senate race—withdrew from the race amid accusations of domestic violence from his estranged wife.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/22/parnell-to-suspend-pennsylvania-senate-campaign-523195|title = Parnell suspends Pennsylvania Senate campaign|work = Politico|date = November 22, 2021|access-date = August 14, 2023|last1 = Isenstadt|first1 = Alex |last2=Allison |first2=Natalie |last3=Otterbein |first3=Holly}}</ref> McCormick announced his candidacy for the Senate on January 13, 2022.<ref name="2022Run">{{Cite web |last=Tamari |first=Jonathan |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Republican David McCormick launches run for Senate in Pa. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/david-mccormick-running-for-pa-senate-2022-20220113.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113130633/https://www.inquirer.com/news/david-mccormick-running-for-pa-senate-2022-20220113.html |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref>
McCormick's Republican primary opponents criticized him for recently being a resident of [[Connecticut]] and for leading a hedge fund that invested in China.<ref name=2022Run /> A [[Political action committee|Super PAC]] supporting [[Mehmet Oz]] accused McCormick of outsourcing jobs from Pittsburgh to India while McCormick was CEO of FreeMarkets. McCormick denied the claim, but said he did have to eliminate 40 to 50 Pittsburgh-based jobs; McCormick denied that the decision was related to outsourcing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/01/13/republican-dave-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate/|title=Hoping For Trump's Support, Former Hedge Fund CEO Dave McCormick Announces Candidacy For Pennsylvania's US Senate Seat|first=Jon|last=Delano|publisher=KDKA|date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> In response to Oz, McCormick demanded Oz renounce his [[Multiple citizenship|dual citizenship]] with [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pa-gop-senate-battle-david-mccormick-returns-fire-dr-oz-to-renounce-turkish-citizenship|title=PA GOP Senate Battle: David McCormick returns fire, calls on Dr. Oz to 'renounce' Turkish citizenship|first=Paul|last=Steinhauser|publisher=Fox News|date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>
In February 2022, McCormick ran a 30-second commercial during [[Super Bowl LVI]] highlighting the rising [[inflation]] rate and the [[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)|withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan]] against the audio background of crowds chanting "[[Let's go Brandon]]", a coded insult to [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Oshin |first=Olafimihan |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/594048-gop-senate-candidate-to-run-lets-go-brandon-ad-during-super-bowl |title=GOP Senate candidate to run 'Let's go Brandon' ad during Super Bowl |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=2022-02-14 |access-date=2022-02-14 }}</ref>
Trump endorsed Oz on April 10, 2022, citing the popularity of his television show and perceived appeal to female voters.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/trump-endorses-dr-oz|title=Trump Endorses Dr. Oz, Citing His Popularity on TV and Nice Things he Said About Trump's Health|last1=Klein|first1=Charlotte|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=April 10, 2022|access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref> McCormick had sought Trump's endorsement, but according to McCormick, Trump told him he would need to say the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] was [[Big lie#Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election|stolen]] in order to earn Trump's endorsement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Marc |title=In Pa. Senate race, likely GOP nominee, Trump seem to be ignoring each other |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[The Citizens' Voice]] |date=February 21, 2024 |pages=A1, A5}}</ref>
McCormick lost the primary election to Oz, 31.2% to 31.1%. An automatic recount was triggered because Oz's margin of victory was less than 0.5%. The recount did not help McCormick, whose campaign launched a court case to have undated mail-in ballots counted with the rest of the votes. (The mail-in ballots were seen as potentially helping McCormick should they be included.) Oz's margin of victory was less than 1,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deto |first1=Ryan |title='We came so close': McCormick concedes GOP race for U.S. Senate; Oz to face Fetterman |url=https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/mccormick-drops-out-of-race-for-gop-u-s-senate-oz-to-face-fetterman/ |access-date=1 September 2022 |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|TribLIVE]] |date=June 3, 2022}}</ref> On June 3, McCormick conceded to Oz.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-06-03 |title=McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-mehmet-oz-6b2849083ff96ac18dc25e939a3f9195 |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
During the primary, McCormick released campaign televised advertisements questioning Oz's stances on issues such as abortion and gun rights, calling Oz a "Hollywood liberal" and a "RINO" ([[Republican In Name Only]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farley |first1=Robert |title=Ads Attacking Dr. Oz |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/ads-attacking-dr-oz/ |access-date=1 September 2022 |work=[[FactCheck.org]] |publisher=[[Annenberg Public Policy Center]] |date=March 17, 2022}}</ref> According to ''[[Politico]]'', those ads hurt Oz during his general election campaign against Democratic nominee [[John Fetterman]], who defeated Oz.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGraw |first1=Meridith |title=Dr. Oz and David McCormick will finally reunite |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/01/dr-oz-and-david-mccormick-will-finally-reunite-00054439 |access-date=1 September 2022 |work=[[Politico]] |date=September 1, 2022}}</ref>
====2024==== {{main|2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania}}
[[File:David McCormick Black Mountain 2024 (cropped).png|thumb|right|McCormick campaigning for U.S. Senate in [[Back Mountain]] in 2024.|200x200px]] On September 21, 2023, McCormick announced his second Senate campaign for Pennsylvania's Class 1 Senate seat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ukenye |first1=Lawrence |title=McCormick launches second Pennsylvania Senate campaign |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/21/david-mccormick-senate-bob-casey-00116775 |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=Politico |date=September 21, 2023}}</ref> Soon after announcing his candidacy, he was endorsed by the [[Pennsylvania Republican Party]] and by Trump. He was already seen as the party's favorite and had the support of many Republican officials before he announced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kail |first1=Benjamin |title=How did David McCormick dodge a primary in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey? |url=https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/04/how-did-david-mccormick-dodge-a-primary-in-his-bid-to-unseat-us-sen-bob-casey.html |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=PennLive Patriot-News |agency=Tribune News Service |date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> McCormick had a clear path to the Republican nomination after two minor candidates who filed to run against him were disqualified.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=John |title=Casey vs McCormick general election matchup appears set after petition challenges |url=https://penncapital-star.com/campaigns-elections/casey-vs-mccormick-general-election-matchup-appears-set-after-petition-challenges/ |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=Pennsylvania-Capital Star |date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>
McCormick was present at the July 2024 Pennsylvania rally where an [[attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania]] took place. He was in the front row of the rally, to Trump's right, when shots rang out. McCormick has said that shortly before the shooting, Trump invited McCormick on stage, but changed his mind and requested that McCormick instead wait till later in the rally.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Emily |title=Pa. Senate candidate David McCormick, in front row at rally: Trump 'lucky to be alive' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4770461-mccormick-trump-rally-shooting/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=The Hill |date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>
[[Fox News]] called the race for McCormick by November 7, and the [[Associated Press]] did so by November 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-backed-pa-senate-candidate-flips-longtime-dem-seat-red-nail-biter-election |title= Trump-backed PA Senate candidate flips longtime Dem seat red in nail-biter election |work=Fox News |date= October 14, 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref> [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]] and [[CNN]] projected the race for McCormick after Casey conceded on November 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/bob-casey-concedes-pennsylvania-senate-race-dave-mccormick-rcna181277 |title= Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Dave McCormick |work=NBC News |date= November 22, 2024 |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref> McCormick's win was seen as an [[Upset (competition)|upset]].
===Tenure=== [[File:Senator McCormick (R-PA) Official Portrait.jpg |thumb|McCormick during the [[119th Congress]]]] McCormick took office on January 3, 2025. On January 9, he attended [[Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter|Jimmy Carter's state funeral]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michelle-obama-dick-cheney-among-notable-absences-carter-funeral.amp |title=Michelle Obama, Dick Cheney among notable absences at Carter funeral |work=Fox News |access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref> He has voted to confirm all of Trump's cabinet nominees, including [[Pete Hegseth]] as secretary of defense.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/dave-mccormick-pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-confirmation-20250123.html |title=Dave McCormick gives Republicans 51st vote to push Pete Hegseth toward confirmation |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 25, 2025 |access-date=25 January 2025}}</ref>
===Committee assignments=== For the 119th Congress:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nenjnews.com/news/mccormick-secures-committee-assignments-for-119th-congress/article_12a9e978-c148-11ef-91c8-3fa00a2ef8f3.html|title=McCormick secures committee assignments for 119th Congress|first=Anna|last=Malesiewski|work=North East News-Journal |date=December 27, 2024 }}</ref> *[[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]] **[[United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development|Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development]] **[[United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance|Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance]] **[[United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets|Subcommittee on Digital Assets]] *[[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]] **[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy|Subcommittee on Energy]] (chairman) **[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power|Subcommittee on Water and Power]] *[[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Committee on Foreign Relations]] **[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy|Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]] **[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]] **[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism|Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]] (chairman) *[[United States Senate Special Committee on Aging|Special Committee on Aging]] *[[United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee|Joint Economic Committee]]
==Political positions== ===2021 U.S. Capitol attack=== McCormick expressed regret over the [[2021 United States Capitol attack|2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol]]. He said the attack marks "a dark chapter in American history" and "puts a highlight on the responsibility of leaders to be able to create a dialogue where people are understood."<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web|title=Bridgewater CEO McCormick on Markets, Politics, and Polarization| date=January 26, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhHU31zSuzI|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> He also said, "I think [Trump] has some responsibility, a lot of responsibility for [the attack], and I think that this last dark chapter at the Capitol...history will look very unfavorably on that and all the people that were involved in that."<ref name="Bloomberg" /> In 2024, McCormick attended a fundraiser co-hosted by J. Ross Stewart, who attended the riot at the Capitol on January 6.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=US Senate candidate Dave McCormick attends fundraiser co-hosted by Capitol riot attendee |url=https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/us-senate-candidate-dave-mccormick-attends-fundraiser-co-hosted-by-capitol-riot-attendee/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=The Pennsylvania Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> As of January 2025, McCormick did not have a public position on President Trump's pardons of those who participated in the insurrection and attack at the Capitol.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Oliver |last2=Riese |first2=Tom |date=2025-01-22 |title=Pittsburgh-area elected officials, and January 6 defendants, weigh Trump pardon |url=https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2025-01-22/pittsburgh-area-elected-officials-and-january-6-defendants-weigh-trump-pardon |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=90.5 WESA |language=en}}</ref>
===Free trade=== McCormick has highlighted the benefits of [[free trade]], stating in 2008 that "the key to remaining competitive in today's changing world is embracing openness to trade and to investment and to people".<ref name="Inquirer" /> In more recent times, he has supported President Trump's America First policy, indicating a shift. In the past, he has seemed to argue that the benefits of free trade outweighed the downside of displacing American workers and suggested retraining those whose jobs have become obsolete. He also opposed U.S. exports which gave advantages to China's military.<ref name="Inquirer" /> In 2009, McCormick and [[Karan Bhatia]] co-wrote an opinion piece for Wall Street Journal Asia supporting the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]].<ref name="Wall Street Journal">{{cite web|title=It's the Economy, Stupid|work=Wall Street Journal |date=February 16, 2009 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123472358435490581|publisher=[[Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
===Foreign policy=== McCormick has championed the role of a strong United States on the world stage and has advocated for the idea that the United States can focus on addressing domestic issues while also leading efforts to promote human rights.<ref name="Chicago" /> In 2016 he said, "If we are to promote equality and pluralism around the world, we must walk towards, rather than away from, our unique success in advancing these values at home while still embracing the idea that America is, and always will be, a work in progress".<ref name="Chicago" />
In 2026, McCormick supported Trump's decision to start the [[2026 Iran war|2026 Iran War]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2026-03-08 |title=McCormick reacts to Iran operation on This Week in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/mccormick-reacts-to-iran-operation-on-this-week-in-pennsylvania/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260309073422/https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/mccormick-reacts-to-iran-operation-on-this-week-in-pennsylvania/ |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-05-26 |work=ABC27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maenza |first=Anthony |date=2026 |title=Fetterman, McCormick, other political leaders react to U.S. Iran attack |url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2026/02/28/fetterman-mccormick-perry-support-u-s-strikes-on-iran/88918811007/ |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=York Daily Record |language=en-US}}</ref> He said, "it’s very clear that Iran poses a unique threat to America and to America’s allies", and said that the Trump administration had clear military objectives in the war.<ref name=":2" /> On multiple occasions, McCormick voted against Senate resolutions that would have required Trump to attain congressional approval for US military actions in Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026 |title=Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick vote against effort to rein in Trump’s war powers |url=https://whyy.org/articles/war-powers-resolution-vote-trump-iran/ |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=WHYY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Janesch |first=Sam |date=2026-04-15 |title=John Fetterman votes against restricting Trump again as Democrats rage against Iran war |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/fetterman-mccormick-war-powers-resolution-trump-iran-20260415.html |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=Inquirer.com |language=en}}</ref>
==== Russian invasion of Ukraine ==== McCormick believes Russia is the sole aggressor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehman |first=Tom |date=2025-08-21 |title=Sen. McCormick speaks with WGAL about Russia, York County visit, and artificial intelligence |url=https://www.wgal.com/article/full-interview-sen-mccormick-speaks-with-wgal-about-russia-york-county-visit-artificial-intelligence/65855079 |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=WGAL |language=en}}</ref> McCormick does not support [[Ukraine]] joining [[NATO]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=John |date=2025-06-27 |title=McCormick talks foreign policy, AI, NIH, and Trump’s spending proposal during telephone town hall • Pennsylvania Capital-Star |url=https://penncapital-star.com/government-politics/mccormick-talks-foreign-policy-ai-nih-and-trumps-spending-proposal-during-telephone-town-hall/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
====China==== In 2007, McCormick spoke as a member of the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]], where he said that "When China succeeds, the United States succeeds" and that the U.S. owes "much of the strength and vitality of our economic relationship today to the remarkable success of China's economic development over the last three decades".<ref name="Inquirer">{{cite web |title=David McCormick's longtime praise for China and trade could bite his Pa. Senate run |date=February 8, 2022 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/david-mccormick-china-2022-senate-pennsylvania-20220208.html |first=Jonathan |last=Tamari |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> As a member of the Bush administration, McCormick pushed China to raise the value of its currency. He later praised President Trump's administration for measures to counter China.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite web|title=David McCormick, president of world's biggest hedge fund, said to be Trump front-runner for defense deputy|date=December 16, 2016 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-mccormick-defense-deputy-20161216-story.html|publisher=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Inquirer" />
===Immigration=== McCormick has called for increasing skilled immigration to the United States. He also supports building a wall on the U.S.{{endash}}Mexico border.<ref name="NYT" /><ref>{{cite web|title=McCormick MAGA-proofs his Senate campaign after dissing Trump|date=January 11, 2022 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/11/david-mccormick-senate-campaign-trump-526870|publisher=[[Politico]]|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref>
===LGBTQ rights=== In 2013, McCormick joined 131 other Republicans in signing an [[Amicus curiae|''amicus'' brief]] filed at the [[United States Supreme Court]] supporting the legalization of gay marriage prior to ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Pro-Freedom Republicans Are Coming: 131 Sign Gay Marriage Brief|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-pro-freedom-republicans-are-coming-131-sign-gay-marriage-brief|newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2022|last1=Avlon |first1=John }}</ref> During McCormick's tenure as CEO of Bridgewater Associates, the company's policy was to fully pay for gender transition surgery.<ref name="LGBT">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick takes fire for corporate history on transgender activism|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/david-mccormick-corporate-history-transgender.amp|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} During his campaign for Senate, McCormick stated that he opposes federal funding towards gender transition surgeries and transgender girls participating in girls' competitive sports.<ref name="LGBT" />{{better source needed|date=October 2023}}
==Personal life== In 2019, McCormick married [[Dina Powell]], an executive at [[Goldman Sachs]] who was [[Deputy National Security Advisor (United States)|Deputy National Security Advisor]] in the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|first Trump administration]] and is the president and vice chair of the social media and technology company [[Meta Platforms|Meta]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ForeignPolicy2019February20SeligmanLara">{{cite news|last1=Seligman|first1=Lara|title=Does Anyone Want to Be Secretary of Defense?|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/02/20/does-no-one-want-to-be-us-secretary-of-defense-mattis-replacement-candidates/|access-date=December 9, 2019|agency=The Slate Group|publisher=Foreign Policy|date=February 20, 2019|location=United States|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |title=Dave McCormick has cash, connections and a long CV. Is it enough for a Pa. Senate seat? |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/10/dave-mccormick-pa-senate-election/75295323007/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Erie Times-News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobrowsky |first=Connor Hart and Meghan |date=2026-01-12 |title=Meta Names Former Trump Adviser Dina Powell McCormick as President, Vice Chair |url=https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/meta-names-former-trump-adviser-dina-powell-mccormick-as-president-vice-chair-13501c94 |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Until 2015 he was married to Amy Richardson,<ref name=Barber>{{Cite web |last1=Barber |first1=C. Ryan |last2=Wren |first2=Adam |title=Divorce documents provide a rare glimpse into the wealth of Republican Senate candidate David McCormick |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/david-mccormick-divorce-senate-wealth-pennsylvania-trump-oz-2022-2 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> with whom he has four children.<ref name=Thompson>Charles Thompson, [https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/04/a-tv-star-a-diplomat-soldiers-and-other-self-made-successes-meet-the-republicans-who-want-to-be-pas-next-senator.html A TV star, a diplomat, soldiers and other self-made successes: Meet the Republicans who want to be Pa.'s next senator], ''Penn Live'' (April 2022).</ref> He also has two stepdaughters from his marriage to Powell.<ref name=Thompson/>
McCormick and Powell live in [[Pittsburgh]] {{Citation needed|reason=_McCormick owns a house in Pittsburgh. His primary residence is in Connecticut. He also presumably spends considerable time in DC now that he is in the Senate._|date=January 2026}}. They previously owned a home in [[Westport, Connecticut]], where his children attend high school and where he lived before his political campaigns.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Slodysko |first=Brian |date=2023-08-14 |title=David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut |url=https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-mccormick-residency-mansion-connecticut-oz-e84500b848f0be7efb9f9b3c495dd066 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> After their divorce in 2015, Richardson received ownership of the couple's former primary residence in Westport, while McCormick retained ownership of a house in [[Southport, Connecticut]], and 70 acres of central Pennsylvania farmland.<ref name="Barber" /> In January 2023, he sold a condominium on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Upper East Side]].<ref name=":1"/> As of 2023, McCormick rented a $16 million home in Westport.<ref name=":1"/> As of March 2024, McCormick splits his time between Connecticut and Pennsylvania; his residency was a major issue during his 2024 Senate campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Terruso |first=Julia |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Dave McCormick might live part time in Connecticut, but he's campaigning all over Pa. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/dave-mccormick-pa-senate-resident-20240306.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2024/10/30/candidates-alleged-ct-residency-impacts-high-stakes-u-s-senate-race-in-pennsylvania/|newspaper=Hartford Courant|title= Candidate's disputed CT residency impacts high-stakes U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania|date=October 30, 2024|author=Christopher Keating}}</ref>
In 2009, McCormick taught at [[Carnegie Mellon University]]'s [[Heinz College]], on its Washington, D.C. campus; he held the title of [[Distinguished Service Professor]] of Information Technology, Public Policy and Management.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Undersecretary for International Affairs Joins Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College in D.C.|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|date=April 7, 2009|url=http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=921|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827110338/http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=921 |archive-date=August 27, 2009 }}</ref> He was elected to a three-year term on CMU's board of trustees in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees Elects 10|date=November 10, 2011|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|url=https://www.cmu.edu/piper/news/archives/2011/november/nov-10/board-of-trustees.html}}</ref>
McCormick is on the board of both the [[United Service Organizations]] (USO)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uso.org/about/board-of-governors|title=Board of Governors|last1=Support|first1=Ways to|last2=Wishbook|website=United Service Organizations|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2024}} and [[Hospital for Special Surgery|the Hospital for Special Surgery]] (HSS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hss.edu/leadership.asp|title=Hospital Leadership: Officers, Trustees, Advisers, Councils|website=Hospital for Special Surgery|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2024}}
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change|title=[[2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania#Republican primary|2022 United States Senate Republican primary election in Pennsylvania]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Mehmet Oz]]|votes=420,168|percentage=31.21%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave McCormick|votes=419,218|percentage=31.14%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Kathy Barnette]]|votes=331,903|percentage=24.66%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Carla Sands]]|votes=73,360|percentage=5.45%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Jeff Bartos]]|votes=66,684|percentage=4.95%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Sean Gale|votes=20,266|percentage=1.51%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=George Bochetto|votes=14,492|percentage=1.08%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=1,346,091|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania#Republican primary|2024 United States Senate Republican primary election in Pennsylvania]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave McCormick|votes=878,320|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=878,320|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave McCormick|votes=3,399,295|percentage=48.82%|change=+6.20%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Bob Casey Jr.]] ([[incumbent]])|votes=3,384,180|percentage=48.60%|change=-7.14%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=John Thomas|votes=89,653|percentage=1.29%|change=+0.27%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=Leila Hazou|votes=66,388|percentage=0.95%|change=+0.33%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Marty Selker|votes=23,621|percentage=0.34%|change=N/A}} {{Election box total|votes=6,963,137|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)|loser=Democratic Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}
==Published works== * ''The Downsized Warrior: America's Army in Transition'' (1998)<ref name="Amazon Downsize Warrior">{{cite book|last1=McCormick|first1=David H.|title=The Downsized Warrior: America's Army in Transition|date=February 1998|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=0814755844|pages=278}}</ref> * ''Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America'' (2023)<ref name="McCormick Superpower in Peril">{{cite book|last1=McCormick|first1=David H.|title=Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America|date=March 2023|publisher=Center Street (Hachette Book Group)|isbn=9781546001959|pages=309}}</ref> * ''Who Believed in You?: How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World'' (2025)
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://mccormick.senate.gov Senator Dave McCormick] official U.S. Senate website * [https://www.davemccormickpa.com/ Campaign website] * {{C-SPAN|88007}} * [https://www.politifact.com/personalities/dave-mccormick/ Dave McCormick] at [[PolitiFact]]
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