Former Congressman Tom Rooney to Present 2019 Ann Roberts Scholarships
Posted by RCPB on May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Presenting the awards for the club will be our featured speaker, Former Congressman and Senior Fellow at the LeMieux Center for Public Policy at PBAU, Tom Rooney.
Tom Rooney
Senior Fellow
LeMieux Center for Public Policy
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Program Noon – 1PM, Buffet starts at 11:30AM
Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center
Palm Beach Airport
1301 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Phone: 561-659-3880
$25/Members $30/Guests
Pay at the door.
Make sure you submit your RSVP in advance by clicking on our link below:
Republican Club of the Palm Beaches
PO Box 2585
West Palm Beach, FL 33402
(561) 855-0749
Tom Rooney recently retired from his position as US Representative for Florida’s 17th Congressional District. Having served since 2008, he was on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Military Construction and Veteran’s Affairs, and State and Foreign Operations. He also served on the House Select Committee on Intelligence and was Chairman of the Intelligence Subcommittee on Emerging Threats. He was also deputy whip when the GOP was in the majority.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rooney worked as an Assistant Attorney General, and was CEO of The Children’s Place at Home Safe, a home for abused and neglected children. He was later appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Children’s Services Council of PBC. An attorney, Rooney was in private practice with a Stuart Law Firm.
He has a degree in English Literature from Syracuse University, a master’s degree from the University of Florida, and a JD from the University of Miami School of Law.