David McCormick
American businessman and politician
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| 2025 | Published 'Who Believed in You?: How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World', exploring the impact of mentorship. |
| March 11 2025 | Co-sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill with Senator John Fetterman to improve federal coordination in addressing the fentanyl crisis, aiming to combat fentanyl trafficking. |
| 2025 | David McCormick began serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania. |
| 2025 | McCormick voted to confirm Pete Hegseth for an unspecified position, demonstrating his participation in Senate confirmation proceedings. |
| 2025 | McCormick attended the funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, paying respects to the late president. |
| January 2025 | Voted to confirm all of former President Trump's cabinet nominees, including Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. |
| January 3 2025 | Dave McCormick took office as a U.S. Senator on January 3, 2025. |
| January 3 2025 | Dave McCormick officially began his term as a U.S. Senator, taking office for the first time in the 118th Congress. |
| 2024 | Won the Republican Senate nomination unopposed. |
| 2024 | Defeats incumbent Democratic senator Bob Casey Jr. by just over 15,000 votes. |
| 2024 | Dave McCormick attended the funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, demonstrating respect for a notable political figure. |
| November 21 2024 | ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN projected the race for McCormick after his opponent, Casey, conceded. |
| November 12 2024 | The Associated Press and Fox News called the race for McCormick, indicating he would be the victor in the Senate election. |
| July 2024 | McCormick attended a Pennsylvania rally where an attempted assassination of Donald Trump occurred; he described the incident as 'very scary'. |
| 2023 | Dave McCormick released 'Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America', outlining his vision for revitalizing America's global standing and military capabilities. |
| September 21 2023 | Dave McCormick announced his second Senate campaign and received endorsements from the Pennsylvania Republican Party and Donald Trump. |
| January 2023 | In January 2023, McCormick sold a condominium located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. |
| 2022 | Ran for Senate but lost the Republican primary to Mehmet Oz by fewer than 1,000 votes. |
| June 3 2022 | On June 3, 2022, Dave McCormick conceded to Mehmet Oz after a recount did not change the outcome of the primary election. |
| April 10 2022 | On April 10, 2022, Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz for the Senate race, citing Oz's popularity and perceived appeal to female voters. |
| February 2022 | In February 2022, McCormick ran a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LVI that highlighted rising inflation and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. |
| January 13 2022 | Dave McCormick announced his candidacy for the Senate on January 13, 2022. |
| January 3 2022 | McCormick left Bridgewater Associates and was replaced by Mark Bertolini and Nir Bar Dea as co-CEOs. |
| 2021 | McCormick received an honorary degree from Dickinson College. |
| 2021 | Dave McCormick expressed regret over the attack at the U.S. Capitol, describing it as 'a dark chapter in American history'. He emphasized the responsibility of leaders to foster understanding and dialogue among people. |
| December 2021 | In December 2021, it was reported that Republicans were recruiting Dave McCormick to run for the Senate seat in Pennsylvania, which was to be vacated by Pat Toomey who did not seek reelection. |
| November 2021 | McCormick had raised 8 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) for a private fund in China by this month. |
| November 22 2021 | On November 22, 2021, Sean Parnell, who was endorsed by Trump and a front-runner in the Senate race, withdrew from the race amid accusations of domestic violence. |
| 2020 | He became the sole CEO of Bridgewater Associates. |
| 2020 | Donald Trump removed Dave McCormick from the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee along with 11 other members with ties to the foreign policy establishment. |
| 2019 | Dave McCormick married Dina Powell, an executive at Goldman Sachs who served as Deputy National Security Advisor during the first Trump administration. |
| 2019 | The Trump administration considered Dave McCormick for the position of U.S. Secretary of Defense. |
| 2017 | James Mattis appointed Dave McCormick as a member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, a federal advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Defense. |
| 2017 | McCormick became co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates. |
| 2016 | McCormick supported Jeb Bush's presidential campaign. |
| 2016 | Donald Trump, president-elect, considered naming Dave McCormick as the U.S. Secretary of Treasury, but instead offered him the position of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, which McCormick declined. |
| 2016 | McCormick advocated for a strong United States in global affairs, emphasizing the balance between addressing domestic issues and leading efforts in promoting human rights, stating that America must continue to progress in advancing equality and pluralism. |
| 2015 | McCormick divorced his first wife, Amy Richardson, with whom he had four children. |
| 2014 | McCormick donated $25,000 to the Republican Governors Association. |
| 2013 | Dave McCormick joined 131 other Republicans in signing an amicus brief filed at the United States Supreme Court supporting the legalization of gay marriage prior to the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges. |
| 2011 | McCormick was elected to a three-year term on Carnegie Mellon University's board of trustees. |
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