"Tom Rooney" may refer to:

* Tom Rooney (politician) (born 1970), United States Representative from Florida's 16th Congressional District

* Tom Rooney (racing driver) (1881–1939), American racecar driver

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My goal was to try and win that seat. My only question was could I beat Bill Nelson.

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Hey, I can't believe I got more than 1 percent considering I am not known and haven't campaigned.

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That's the moment I got interested in politics. I remember going to a Penguins game with Artie. He described all the conversations that were going on and he didn't know what he wanted to do at that point, but said he probably wasn't going to go ahead with it. That's when I first started thinking about government and politics ... when I got intrigued by all of the gamesmanship that goes on.

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I didn't want the kids out there (waiting for a school bus) with that kind of wind.

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