Personal Life
Sweeney has three children from his first marriage. He lives in Clifton Park, New York. He is also divorced from his second wife, Gayle. He has been suffering significant health issues for some time, and is trying to quit smoking.
Sweeney's father was the leader of a shirt-cutter's union in Troy, NY.
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