Tom Rooney (Florida politician)

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Tom Rooney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Tim Mahoney
Succeeded by	Greg Steube
Constituency	16th district (2009–2013) 17th district (2013–2019)
Personal details
Born	Thomas Joseph Rooney (1970-11-21) November 21, 1970 (age 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Tara Lombardi ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	3
Relatives	Art Rooney (grandfather) Kate Mara (cousin) Rooney Mara (cousin)
Education	Washington and Jefferson College (BA) University of Florida (MA) University of Miami (JD)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	2000–2004 (Active) 2004–2008 (Reserve)
Rank	Captain
Unit	Judge Advocate General's Corps
Awards	Army Commendation Medal (2)

Thomas Joseph Rooney (born November 21, 1970) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 2009 to 2019. He represented Florida's 16th congressional district from 2009 to 2013 and Florida's 17th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Rooney announced in February 2018 that he would retire from Congress and would not seek re-election in 2018.^[1]

He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.^[2]