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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
Title: Rep	First name: Tom	Middle name:	Last name: Rooney
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Party: R	State: FL	District: 16 District short: 16	Currently in office? True
Gender: M
Phone: 202-225-5792	Fax: 202-225-3132	Website: http://rooney.house.gov/	Webform email: https://forms.house.gov/rooney/contact-form.shtml Email address:
DC office: 1529 Longworth House Office Building
Bioguide ID: R000583	Votesmart ID: 107800	FEC ID: H8FL16022	Govtrack ID: 412311
CRP ID: N00029018	Eventful ID:	Old Sunlight ID:	Twitter ID: TomRooney
OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Tom_Rooney		YouTubeID: CongressmanRooney	Senate class:

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U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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110th Congress
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Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 4, 2008	First Took Current Office: January 3, 2009	Next Election: December 31, 1969	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? Yes	Previous Political Work? Florida Assistant Attorney General	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
335 S. East Ocean Blvd, Stuart, FL 34994 Phone: (772) 288-4668 / Fax: (772) 288-4631 226 Taylor Street, Suite 200, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Phone: (941)-575-9101 / Fax: (941)-575-9103
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Date of Birth: November 21, 1970 November 4, 2008

Latitude: 27°11′51.135″N
Longitude: 80°14′55.622″W Latitude: 26°56′4.772″N
Longitude: 82°3′0.792″W

Thomas J. Rooney is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 16th district of the State of Florida, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Health Care 1.2 Energy 1.3 Homeland Security 1.4 Veterans 1.5 Environment 2 Bio 3 Money in Politics 4 2008 Election 4.1 Endorsements 5 Committees and affiliations 5.1 Committees 5.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 5.2 Affiliations 6 More background data 7 Contact 8 Articles and resources 8.1 See also 8.2 References 8.3 External resources 8.4 External articles 9 Related Links:

Positions, record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Health Care

Rooney believes that individuals should be given more information and more control over their health care choices, and says that it should be possible for people to take their health care with them when they change jobs. Rooney favors giving individuals the same tax incentives that business have to purchase private health coverage. He does not support a government-run health care system.^[1]

Energy

Rooney believes that "obtaining our energy independence is necessary for both our national and economic security." He supports expanding domestic production in oil and natural gas along with investment in alternative energy sources.^[2]

Homeland Security

Rooney supports increasing security on the Mexican border. He has also introduced legislation to prevent Guantanamo Bay detainees from being transferred to Florida.^[3]

Veterans

Rooney places a high priority on Veterans issues and believes that they should be given the best possible health care.^[4]

Environment

Rooney believes in protecting the environment for future generations says he is committed to saving the Everglades.^[5]

Bio

Tom Rooney grew up in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In college, Rooney played football for Syracuse University and Washington and Jefferson College. After earning his B.A in English Literature, Rooney went to work for Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), in Washington D.C.^[6]

Rooney returned to Florida where he earned a masters degree from the University of Florida and a J.D. from the University of Miami, School of Law. Tom and his wife, Tara, met while at law school. The Rooneys then spent over four years in the United States Army JAG Corps. Tom served as Special Assistant U.S Attorney at Fort Hood, Texas. In 2002, Rooney began teaching Constitutional and Criminal Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point.Cite error 4; Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Rooney again returned to Florida in 2004 and worked as an Assistant Attorney General under Charlie Crist. Later, Rooney became CEO of “The Children’s Place at Home Safe,” a local charity that serves abused and neglected children. Governor Jeb Bush appointed Rooney to the Board of Directors of the Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County. Rooney went into private practice in 2006. Cite error 4; Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Pittsburgh Steelers	$ 31,600
Cheney Brothers	$ 28,100
Rothstein, Rosenfeldt & Adler	$ 18,400
Smith & Ballard	$ 16,850
Trigeant Petroleum	$ 13,800
Palm Beach Kennel Club	$ 11,050
Federated Investors Inc	$ 10,300
Associated Builders & Contractors	$ 10,000
House Conservatives Fund	$ 10,000
FPL Group	$ 9,600
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Tom Rooney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Tom Rooney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Tom Rooney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Tom Rooney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

2008 Election

Rooney won the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.) in the 2008 congressional elections.^[7][8]. Rooney defeated incumbent Tim Mahoney in the November 2008 general elections. ^[9]

Endorsements

Rooney has received endorsements from:

• Charlotte Sun (Port Charlotte, FL)
• Senator Connie Mack (ret.)
• Florida Governor Charlie Crist
• The Marine Industries Of The Treasure Coast
• Tampa Tribune-Highlands Today
• The Palm Beach Post
• RedState
• The House Conservative Fund
• Former Florida State Representative Joe Negron
• The Police Benevolent Association of Palm Beach & Martin Counties
• The Florida Irish-American Republicans
• The Associated Builders & Contractors
• Vets for Freedom
• Florida Congressmen Connie Mack and Tom Feeney

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Military Personnel Subcommittee
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• The House Armed Services Committee
• The House Committee on the Judiciary
• The Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
• The Military Personnel Subcommittee
• The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC Office:
1529 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5792
Fax: 202) 225-3132
Web Email
Website

District Office - Stuart:
335 S. East Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: (772) 288-4668
Fax: (772) 288-4631

District Office - Punta Gorda:
226 Taylor Street, Suite 200
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Phone: (941)-575-9101
Fax: (941)-575-9103

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Florida and the U.S. Congress

References

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External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Florida's 16th Congressional District
• Official Tom Rooney for Congress website

External articles

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