• ROONEY, TOM MR.
Experience: House: District 17, 2009-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $444,159Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Thomas 'Tom' J. Rooney
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Tara; 3 Children: Tommy, Sean, Seamus
    Birth Date: 11/21/1970
    Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Home City: Okeechobee, FL
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    JD, University of Miami, 1999
    MA, Political Science, University of Florida, 1996
    BA, English Literature, Washington and Jefferson College, 1993
    Attended, Syracuse University, 1989

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 17, 2009-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Chair
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member
    Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, Congressional Lupus Caucus, present
    Board Member, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County, 2006

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Kramer, Sopko, and Levenstien, Practicing Attorneys
    Staff Employee, Office of Senator Connie Mack, United States Senate
    Chief Executive Officer, The Children's Place at Home Safe
    Special Assistant, United States Attorney, Department of Justice
    Attorney, Stuart Law Firm, 2006
    Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army, 2000-2004
    Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida, 2004
    Instructor, Constitutional and Criminal Law, United States Military Academy, 2002

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Chief Executive Officer, The Children’s Place at Home Safe
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 67
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/07/2011 H.R.388 Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act 02/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
02/04/2011 H.R.208 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE, and for other purposes. 02/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/20/2010 H.R.6062 Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2010 09/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
09/16/2010 H.Res.1581 Honoring eight marines from the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines who fought in Haditha, Iraq on November 19, 2005. 09/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
07/28/2010 H.R.5915 Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2010 07/28/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/28/2010 H.R.2780 Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2010 07/28/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/14/2010 H.R.5739 To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the American Military Retirees Association, and for other purposes. 07/14/2010 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/15/2010 H.Res.1445 Expressing support for designation of July 17, 2010, as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Day". 06/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/15/2010 H.Res.1006 Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to safeguard and uphold the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
05/19/2010 H.Res.1325 Recognizing National Missing Children's Day. 05/19/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/26/2010 H.R.4588 Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act 04/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
04/23/2010 H.R.4780 Terrorist Notification Act of 2010 04/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.  (All Actions)
04/14/2010 H.Res.1252 Commending the political leadership of Northern Ireland on reaching the Hillsborough Agreement on policing and justice. 04/14/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/16/2009 H.Res.993 Recognizing the service, professionalism, honor, and sacrifices of the Navy SEALs and their contribution to the national security of the United States, supporting the mission of the Navy SEALs, and encouraging the people of the United States to learn the history and mission of the Navy SEALs. 12/16/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
12/02/2009 H.Res.861 Supporting the goals and ideals of Military Family Month. 12/02/2009 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/28/2009 H.R.3839 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE, and for other purposes. 10/28/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
10/08/2009 H.R.3784 HIRE America Act 10/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/18/2009 H.R.3605 To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of up to 95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of livestock. 09/18/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
09/10/2009 H.R.3193 To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse". 09/10/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
08/19/2009 H.R.2470 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, Florida, as the "Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building". 08/19/2009 Became Public Law No: 111-59. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
Total: 1137
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2853 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017 H.R.2560 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to encourage elimination of lionfish from United States waters by allowing individuals to exchange lionfish for tags authorizing fishing for certain species in addition to the number of such species otherwise authorized to be taken by such individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.1918 Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.239 Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/11/2017 H.R.1500 Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2369 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a deferral of the payment of a duty upon the sale of certain used yachts, and for other purposes.
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2321 CREAATE Act
04/26/2017 H.R.1886 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.Res.187 Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan. Passed Yea
04/24/2017 H.R.1891 Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017
04/21/2017 H.R.1781 Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1928 Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.Res.232 Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2017, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.
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