Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) formerly occupied the desk, from 2015–2023.
April 20, 2023
The desk is a Senate tradition since the 1960s, and the senator who sits at the desk is responsible for ensuring it is stocked with sweets from the senator's home state.
The Republican senator from Pennsylvania recently accepted a nomination to the Senate's "Candy Desk" and the accompanying responsibility to keep the desk stocked.