Thomas Roland “Thom” Tillis | |||
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Junior U.S. Senator from North Carolina From: January 3, 2015 – present | |||
Predecessor | Kay Hagan | ||
Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives From: January 26, 2011 – January 3, 2015 | |||
Predecessor | Joe Hackney | ||
Successor | Tim Moore | ||
North Carolina House of Representatives, 98th District From: January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | |||
Predecessor | John Rhodes | ||
Successor | John R. Bradford III | ||
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Party | Republican | ||
Spouse(s) | Susan Tillis | ||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thomas Roland “Thom” Tillis (born August 30, 1960 (age 62)) is the junior Unites States Senator from North Carolina. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was elected in November 2014. Tillis serves on the Committee on Armed Services; the Committee on Veterans Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tillis ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014, a year that flipped Senate control towards the Republicans. In a close race, he beat then-incumbent Kay Hagan by less than 2% of the vote.[1]
Tillis urged Trump in 2017 to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement.[2]
In mid-July 2017, Sen. Tillis was the "chief roadblock" for a Trump DHS nominee because the latter was too economically nationalist.[3]
In February 2018, Tillis joined Senate establishment RINOs in calling for Donald Trump to preserve the globalist NAFTA.[4] However, he later supported replacing it with the USMCA, calling NAFTA "outdated".[5] Tillis voted for the implementation of the USMCA in January 2020.[6]
In March 2019, Tillis, having a condition of Romnesia, opposed Trump's national emergency declaration[7] before finally voting in favor of it due to conservative pressure within North Carolina.[8]
A globalist, Sen. Tillis joined 25 moderate Republicans/RINOs in the Senate and 97 in the House pleading with the DHS to allow foreign workers to compete for U.S. jobs via visas.[9]
Tillis introduced a bill on March 12, 2020 that would block lawmakers from receiving pensions if they have been convicted of felonies.[10]
In October 2020, Tillis emerged as a defender of Faucism and asserted his "confidence" in Anthony Fauci.[11]
Tillis was re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham.
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