James F. Rooney

For others of the same name, see James Rooney (disambiguation).
James F. Rooney
Chairman of the Wisconsin Waterways Commission
In office
September 26, 1985 – March 1, 2019
GovernorTony Earl
Tommy Thompson
Scott McCallum
Jim Doyle
Scott Walker
Tony Evers
Preceded byFrancis Murphy
Succeeded byRoger Walsh
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985
Preceded byJohn Plewa
Succeeded byTim Carpenter
Constituency20th district
In office
January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded bySheehan Donoghue
Constituency61st district
Chairman of the Racine County Board of Supervisors
In office
April 20, 1982 – December 1984
Preceded byElwood E. Hoeppner
Succeeded byHubert Braun
Member of the Racine County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district
In office
April 20, 1998 – April 2000
Preceded byPatrick Verbeten
Succeeded byKenneth Lumpkin
In office
April 19, 1966 – December 1984
Preceded byRaymond Fay
Succeeded byHerman F. Luedtke
Personal details
Born (1935-09-29) September 29, 1935 (age 89)
Racine, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNancy Lee Schultz
Children4
Occupationpolitician, administrator
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1954–1956
RankPrivate First Class

James Francis Rooney (born September 29, 1935) is a retired American public administrator and Democratic politician from Racine, Wisconsin. He represented Racine for 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 1973 to 1985, and served in Racine County government for nearly 30 years. After leaving the Assembly, Rooney served another 24 years as chairman of the Wisconsin Waterways Commission (1985–2019) and was one of the key architects of Racine's lakefront revitalization. He served as chairman of the Racine Harbor Commission from 1970 to 2013, and remained on the commission until his retirement in 2019.[1]

  1. ^ "Celebration on the Lakefront Honors Joint City-County Partnership" (PDF). Office of the Racine County Executive & Office of the Mayor of Racine (Press release). August 31, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via The Wheeler Report.