Francis Rooney | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th district | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Curt Clawson |
Succeeded by | Byron Donalds |
United States Ambassador to the Holy See | |
In office November 12, 2005 – January 10, 2008 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Jim Nicholson |
Succeeded by | Mary Ann Glendon |
Personal details | |
Born | Laurence Francis Rooney III December 4, 1953 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Kathleen Collins (m. 1976) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Georgetown University (BA , JD) |
Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2021. A Republican, he served as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Rooney earned a 95.90% lifetime score from the American Conservative Union.[1]
Rooney is chairman of Rooney Holdings, formerly known as Rooney Brothers Company, an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida. With a net worth of $22.6 million, Rooney had been one of the wealthiest members of Congress.[2]
In October 2019, Rooney announced that he would not run for re-election to Congress in 2020. He was succeeded by state representative Byron Donalds.[3]