Rick Santorum served as a U.S. Senator for the state of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007.  In 1990, Santorum was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 18th district where he served until 1995. He holds B.A. in political science from Penn State University, an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a J.D. from the Dickenson School of Law.  Since his defeat in 2006, Santorum has worked as a legal partner at Eckert, Seamans, Cherin, and Mellott, LLC.  He also joined the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank, is a contributor on Fox News, and writes an Op/Ed piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer.