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Former Congressman Tom Marino aims to build on 30 years of service to the community and improve the quality of life for residents of Lycoming County, he said in announcing his campaign for district attorney.
Marino, former four-term congressman and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, held the title of DA for more than a decade in the 1990s. He would replace outgoing District Attorney Ryan C. Gardner, who is running for judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
"Serving Lycoming County as district attorney was truly an honor, and unbeknownst to me at the time, it was the launchpad for my 30-year career," Marino said. "Of all my roles in public service, the job of district attorney was by far my favorite because it had so much meaningful impact on the community."
Marino's top priority, if elected, is to make communities across Lycoming County safer.
"Lycoming County is a great place to live and raise a family. But it is not immune to the rise in crime that many are seeing in their communities," Marino said. "Our hometowns are under attack: crime is skyrocketing, drugs are making their way into our neighborhoods, and residents don't feel as safe today as they once did."
Marino pledged a tough-on-crime approach by prosecuting offenders to the fullest extent of the law.
Marino graduated with honors from both Williamsport Area Community College and Lycoming College. Upon receiving his Juris Doctor from Dickinson College of Law, he spent some time in private practice.
In 1990, Marino was elected Lycoming County District Attorney where he tried dozens of notable cases.
Marino was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 2002 and then elected to the U.S. Congress in 2011, where he served four terms. He was a member of the House Judiciary, Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees.
Tom Marino and his wife, Edith, live in Williamsport where they raised two wonderful adopted children, Chloe and Victor.