Personal Life
Tom Rooney is a grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. and a first cousin, once removed, of actresses Kate Mara and Rooney Mara.
Rooney is also related to Pittsburgh Steelers owner and ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney. Tom's younger brother, Brian J. Rooney, has a seat on the Pittsburgh Steelers Board of Directors which was previously held by their father. Brian, a veteran of the Iraq War, is a Deputy Director of Michigan Department of Human Services, and was a candidate in 2010 for Congress in Michigan's 7th congressional district. Tom's older brother, Patrick J. Rooney Jr., serves in the Florida House of Representatives in District 83.
Tom, Tara and their three sons (Tommy,Sean,Seamus )split their time between Tequesta, Florida and Washington D.C. Rooney decided to run in the new District 17, and he promised to move into that district, but told The Ledger that he and his wife have not yet decided on which city. Rooney plans to move to Charlotte County, but he says that "I'm leaving where I grew up. That's the hardest thing." Charlotte County has the largest percentage of voters in the newly-drawn district, and includes the city of Punta Gorda (where Rooney has his campaign office and one of his Congressional offices) as well as the larger, but unincorporated Port Charlotte as well as other unincorporated communities.
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