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58-483: Historically, it is the marketing departments of the individual tracks, not the national marketing campaigns, which have attracted a fan base. In 2012, the radio campaign by advertising agency, DeVito/Verdi, led to an increase in a younger, more affluent fan base, and won the Mercury awards for the best radio campaign. The current President and CEO of NTRA is Tom Rooney , a former member of Congress from Florida. The NTRA

116-520: A U.S. Representative from Florida from 2009 to 2019. He represented Florida's 16th congressional district from 2009 to 2013 and Florida's 17th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party . Rooney announced in February 2018 that he would retire from Congress and would not seek re-election in 2018 . He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of

174-617: A criminal prosecutor for Attorney General Charlie Crist , he joined the Board of Directors with "The Children's Place at Home Safe," a Palm Beach County shelter that helps abused, neglected, and abandoned children. In 2005, Rooney was named CEO of Home Safe; because of his work there, Governor Jeb Bush appointed him to the Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County Board of Directors in January 2006. After his second year as director, Rooney returned to

232-514: A friendlier district. As previously mentioned, Rooney's former district had been made somewhat friendlier to Democrats, and he opted to run in a more conservative district that included a large chunk of his old district's western portion. In announcing his decision to run for reelection in Rooney's Congressional district, Allen West said: I have always believed the state of Florida would be best served by having both Congressman Tom Rooney and myself in

290-664: A landslide, getting 74% of vote. Rooney ran in the general election against a retired airline pilot, Democrat William Bronson (formerly an unsuccessful Republican candidate in Massachusetts and Georgia) as well as Socialist Workers Party write-in candidate Tom Baumann (who ran unsuccessful campaigns in Minnesota and Manhattan). Rooney received endorsements in Florida from Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam , U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio , U.S. Reps. Allen West and Dennis A. Ross as well as from

348-474: A little more than a month before the election, Florida election law required Foley's name to remain on the general election ballot, with votes for him being transferred to his replacement, State Representative Joe Negron . It was widely believed that this significantly undermined Negron's chances, as many voters would be reluctant to cast a ballot in Foley's name. Given Mahoney's narrow margin of victory, coupled with

406-491: A member of the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, my top priority is ensuring the security of our nation." And that "I regret that Mrs. Abedin has become the media focus of this story, because the intention of the letters was to bring greater attention to the legitimate national security risk." A couple of months later, Rooney admitted that it was an unfortunate mistake to include Mrs. Abedin: "What got lost

464-446: A moderate Blue Dog Democrat , consistently led Rooney in polls throughout the 2008 election cycle until mid-October 2008, when it was revealed that Mahoney, who had promoted a family values image and campaigned against corruption in contrast to the disgraced Foley, had engaged in multiple extramarital affairs and secretly paid off his mistresses to conceal them. This revelation shifted the race decisively in Rooney's favor, even causing

522-592: A study by the Center for Security Policy . Republican Senators John McCain , Lindsey Graham , and Scott Brown , as well as Bachmann's former campaign chief Ed Rollins defended Abedin against these allegations. Speaker of the House John Boehner told reporters: "I don't know Huma. But from everything that I do know of her, she has a sterling character, and I think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous." Congressman Mike Simpson condemned

580-602: A time of war the same rights and privileges of American citizens, but that's exactly what the Amash amendment would do." Rooney's press release was criticised in turn by a statement from Ron Paul 's Campaign for Liberty which accused Rooney of being "disgracefully dishonest." Finally, Rooney issued a statement of support for a competing amendment to the NDAA by congressmen Jeff Landry , Louie Gohmert and Scott Rigell : "The Landry/Gohmert/Rigell amendment explicitly re-affirms and protects

638-476: Is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress , located in Southwest Florida . In the 2020 redistricting cycle , the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties of Sarasota and Charlotte as well as northeastern Lee County , including most of Lehigh Acres . Other inland counties which were previously in the district were instead redistricted into the new 18th district . The 17th district

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696-529: Is the marketing departments of the individual tracks, not the national marketing campaigns, which have attracted a fan base. In 2012, the radio campaign by advertising agency, DeVito/Verdi , led to an increase in a younger, more affluent fan base, and won the Mercury award for the best radio campaign. In September 2017, two of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's radio ads , created by DeVito/Verdi, won "Hall of Fame" awards at

754-639: The Palm Beach Post to take the rare step of rescinding its previous endorsement of Mahoney and endorsing Rooney instead. Rooney ran unopposed in the Republican primary. In the general election, he defeated Democratic nominee Jim Horn and write-in candidate William Dean. For his first two terms, Rooney represented a district stretching from the Treasure Coast through the Everglades to Port Charlotte on

812-635: The 24th district . After the 2010 census and its corresponding redistricting cycle , the district included portions of the previous 12th and 16th districts. Most of the district's territory came from the western portion of the old 16th. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district included a large area of central Florida from eastern Tampa Bay to the western shores of Lake Okeechobee , including all of Charlotte County , DeSoto County , Glades County , Hardee County , Highlands County and Okeechobee County , plus parts of Lee County , Polk County and Sarasota County . Major cities in

870-521: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter . The Pentagon had already taken the position that having a single contractor ( Pratt & Whitney ) will save money. "The Pentagon has said repeatedly that they do not want it and do not need it, and the American taxpayers certainly cannot afford it," Rooney said. Rooney sponsored an amendment to the 2012 House spending bill to end funding for the extra engine of

928-672: The Interstate Horseracing Act (IHA), a bill first enacted in 1978. The NTRA had been a key lobbying team behind the new legislation, and the IHA Amendment was signed by President Bill Clinton on December 22 and clarified that the US horse racing industry could conduct interstate simulcasting and "commingling of pools and account wagering," so long as the states where the activity occurred permitted such activity. This legislation confirmed that Internet-based wagering related to horse racing

986-555: The Middle East because the violence, and the deaths of four Americans in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi , was foreseeable: "We supported the rebels without taking into account their individual values or motives, and without understanding their ability or plan to govern. We helped these individuals topple a dictator, but then stood on the sidelines as radical extremists assumed power. It should come as no surprise that these movements in

1044-685: The NRA Political Victory Fund . In their Saturday, October 13, edition the Tampa Bay Times recommended Tom Rooney for the District 17 seat, and on October 19, The Tampa Tribune endorsed him. The Bradenton Herald recommended Rooney on 26 October. Rooney faced off against Democratic nominee Will Bronson in the November 4, 2014, general election and won with 63.2% of the vote. Rooney faced off against Democratic nominee April Freeman in

1102-835: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association . Rooney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When Tom was 14, his father, Patrick J. Rooney Sr., moved with the family to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where they owned a dog track and gambling business. He graduated from the Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Florida in 1989. In college, Rooney played football for Syracuse University and Washington & Jefferson College outside Pittsburgh where he earned his B.A. in English Literature . He

1160-565: The United States Army Corps of Engineers . In response to an expansion of federal power to regulate wetlands in a 2011 EPA and Army Corps document that redefined "navigable waters," the Rooney bill defines navigable waters to exclude "wetlands without a continuous surface connection" to a body of water. The Rooney bill is a companion to a Senate bill introduced by U.S. Senator Rand Paul . A June 2011 bill to defund U.S. operations in Libya

1218-425: The 2017 Clio Awards show. The Hall of Fame selections are for "outstanding work from the past that has stood the test of time and cemented a place of honor and respect in the hearts and memories of consumers and advertising professionals alike". Tom Rooney (Florida politician) This is an accepted version of this page Thomas Joseph Rooney (born November 21, 1970) is an American politician who served as

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1276-541: The Board of Directors of Children's Place and resumed his practice of law in Stuart, Florida with the law firm of Kramer, Sopko & Levenstein, P.A. He is a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County. Rooney challenged Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney . Mahoney had narrowly won the Republican-leaning district in 2006, after five-term incumbent Mark Foley abruptly resigned under a cloud of scandal . Since Foley resigned

1334-835: The Department of Justice and the Department of State seeking investigations into what they claimed was the U.S. government's involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood . One of the letters in particular to Ambassador Harold W. Geisel , the Deputy Inspector General of the United States Department of State , used the Department's Deputy Chief of Staff , Huma Abedin , as an example of the undue influence. The letter said that Abedin "has three family members–her late father, her mother and her brother–connected to Muslim Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations," referring to

1392-572: The Dept. of Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He received two Army Commendation Medals for his service. Tom and Tara Rooney each completed active duty with the rank of captain. During his active duty time in the JAG Corps, he served with fellow future Congressman Patrick Murphy , a Democrat from Pennsylvania who was the first Iraq War veteran elected to

1450-463: The EPA begins to establish nutrient levels for Florida waters, it is important for the state to be a part of the decision process and to use the invaluable information that has been collected. This bipartisan letter signed by twenty-five members of our delegation simply asks EPA to work with Florida and utilize its data." Florida%27s 17th congressional district Florida's 17th congressional district

1508-614: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which passed with support from freshman members of the Tea Party Caucus . In December 2011 GE abandoned self-funding to continue development of its alternate engine, finally ending the project. Rooney said that the decision by GE "will finally remove any risk that taxpayers may be saddled with the costs of sustaining an extra engine in the future." Rooney criticised Justin Amash in May 2012, accusing

1566-478: The House of Representatives working to solve our nation's most pressing problems. I have never wavered from my vision; to work to create jobs, restrain federal government spending, reduce America's ever increasing national debt, and provide for a strong national defense to ensure a safer and more prosperous future for our children and grandchildren. Congressman Rooney is a statesman and has been an honorable public servant to

1624-867: The Michigan Republican of wanting to "coddle foreign enemy combatants" because he proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to stop the military from indefinitely detaining suspected terrorists who were caught in the United States. Amash and Congressman Adam Smith said they worried about civil liberties and the constitutionality of allowing indefinite detention of U.S. residents suspected of being terrorists. A Rooney press release said that "the Amash amendment sacrifices our national security in order to coddle foreign enemy combatants. Never in our nation's history have we granted enemy combatants who attack our homeland during

1682-612: The NTRA lobbying team advocated for H.R. 4474, which gained bipartisan support for its proposal to eliminate the 30% tax that the U.S. government then placed on all international bets. This legislation was signed into law in by President George W. Bush October 22, 2004. In 2006 the NTRA lobbying team secured an additional exemption for horse racing in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 , signed by President Bush on October 13, 2006. Historically, it

1740-626: The NTRA operated a number of lobbying campaigns in Washington, D.C. They NTRA registered a "hard money" political action committee with the Federal Election Commission on July 14, 2000, with the organization quoting that "a $ 1-million PAC is a necessary complement to the NTRA's federal lobbying efforts." On December 15, 2000, the United States Congress passed a package of appropriations bills which included an amendment to

1798-476: The November 8, 2016, general election and won with 61.8% of the vote. One of the first bills Rooney introduced in the House was to prevent any money being spent to bring prisoners to Florida from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp . Another was a bill he co-sponsored to try to reduce the number of military veteran suicides by mandating mental health screenings for returning troops. Although that bill did not pass,

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1856-531: The Obama administration settled the lawsuit by agreeing to begin the process of imposing enforceable EPA standards for nutrient levels in the public waters of Florida. Numerical nutrient level standards announced in November 2010 provoked the State of Florida to fight back by suing the EPA (enraging Earthjustice and environmentalists). Florida's outgoing ( Bill McCollum ) and incoming ( Pam Bondi ) Attorneys General, as well as

1914-665: The Senate floor, saying "I'm concerned, and they're concerned and I agree with them, about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. I'm not saying all members of the Muslim Brotherhood are extremists, but I am saying there are some extremists that are members of the Muslim Brotherhood. ... There is definitely a threat of radical Muslim extremism, some of whom are Muslim Brotherhood—not all, by far." Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution provide nutrients that can cause algae blooms , which in turn produce toxins harmful to humans and animals across

1972-571: The U.S. Army JAG Corps. In 2001, Tom and Tara, along with their newborn son, were stationed at Fort Hood on 9/11 . Rooney spent more than four years on Active Duty in the United States Army JAG Corps . He served as Special Assistant U.S Attorney at Fort Hood in Texas, prosecuting all civilian crimes on post. Rooney also served in the 1st Cavalry Division . In 2002, Rooney began teaching Constitutional and Criminal Law as an Asst. Prof. in

2030-538: The U.S. Congress. As his first job out of college, Tom Rooney worked for U.S. Senator Connie Mack III , who had worked with Tom's father, Patrick J. Rooney Sr., at one time. Rooney started in Senator Mack's mailroom: "We opened every letter and that's where I learned what people's issues were. It really helped shape a blank slate in my life." After getting his Master's degree, he returned to Florida, where he went to work as an Assistant Attorney General. While working as

2088-421: The United States and Iraq might interact diplomatically after the U.S. troop withdrawal scheduled for December of that year. On the evening of February 19, 2012, a man crashed his pickup truck into Rooney's Stuart, Florida office. No one was inside the building at the time. The man claimed he tried to park in front of the building, but instead of pressing the brake, accidentally pressed the accelerator. The driver

2146-900: The constituents of Florida's 16th Congressional district. It is my goal to continue the success Congressman Rooney has had in Florida's 16th Congressional district in the newly proposed 18th district. Rooney had a score of 71% from Heritage Action regarding his conservative voting record, which is above the Republican House average. Rooney favored agricultural subsidies, including crop insurance and sugar price supports, so that food production in this country can better compete with other countries that provide government subsidies to their farmers. Rooney explained that "I don't want our country to depend on Mexico for our food, and I don't want Florida to lose agriculture jobs that we really need." Rooney fought to remove spending for an alternate engine program (built by GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce plc ) for

2204-418: The constitutional rights of American citizens, and states clearly that no citizens' constitutional rights can be denied under the provisions of the defense bill... While it's critical that we protect the rights of American citizens, we should absolutely not exploit legitimate concerns in a misguided effort to extend our rights and privileges to foreign terrorists who attack our homeland." The Amash/Smith amendment

2262-621: The ghost of McCarthyism, explicitly pronouncing disappointment in Rooney. On the other hand, Newt Gingrich argued in favor of investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood, characterizing Rooney and the rest as the "National Security Five." Columnist Cal Thomas shrugged off the specter of McCarthyism, and said that the real possibility of infiltration by Islamic extremists deserves to be investigated. Responding to her critics, Bachmann said that "The concerns I have and my colleagues have are real," and "We cannot elevate political correctness over national security." Rooney expressed similar concerns: "As

2320-614: The letter as a revival of McCarthyism , telling the Idaho Statesman : "Unfortunately, it's not just Michele. The public says, 'There go those Republicans again.' It's a bad reflection on all Republicans. I can't believe the other four members she got to sign the letter with her. Amazing... That doesn't reflect the House Republican Caucus." An editorial in Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers also brought up

2378-534: The military eventually adopted the reforms Rooney asked for. Rooney has been recognized by the city of Stuart, Florida for his efforts to prevent veteran suicides. Rooney sponsored a bill to name a federal courthouse under construction in Fort Pierce in honor of a St. Lucie County rancher , and former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Alto L. Adams . Rooney's bill was approved by the House in September 2009, but

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2436-417: The other side of the state. Redistricting, however, saw the 16th renumbered as the 18th District and made significantly more compact. It lost most of its heavily Republican western portion to the new 17th District, which stretched from the Everglades to the outer suburbs of Tampa . Rooney opted to run for reelection in the 17th. He retained roughly one-third of his previous constituents. Most of them lived in

2494-532: The outgoing ( Charles H. Bronson ) and incoming ( Adam Putnam ) Agriculture Commissioners said that the EPA standards "are not based on scientifically sound methodology, and were adopted in an arbitrary and capricious manner just to settle a lawsuit." The EPA said that the regulations would not be implemented for 15 months. One year later, Earthjustice counterattacked by filing suit against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) claiming that

2552-442: The region have given way to violent, anti-American actions." Although most of the voters in Rooney's old 16th District were in the new 18th District, in January 2012 Rooney announced that he would run for the neighboring 17th Congressional District seat, while Allen West declared in the new 18th. Redistricting had made West's old 22nd District, which already had a modest Democratic lean, even more Democratic, and West wanted to run in

2610-599: The state agency had failed to protect Floridians and tourists from toxic algae outbreaks. Judge Bram Canter of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings ruled against the Earthjustice lawsuit in June, 2012. The Obama administration then announced that EPA enforcement would be delayed until 2013, and that the EPA may defer to FDEP regulations. After the EPA said that it would establish numeric nutrient levels for waters in

2668-426: The state of Florida, as part of the 2009 consent decree with Earthjustice, Rooney led the state's congressional delegation by writing a letter asking the EPA to work with the state as it formulated rules for Florida. Rooney explained: Florida has spent over $ 19 million and several years collecting the necessary data, sound science and community input to develop standards that are realistic and attainable for Florida. As

2726-605: The state of Florida. Approximately 1,900 miles of rivers and streams in the state were impaired for nutrients in 2010, up from approximately 1,000 miles in 2008. Impaired acres of lakes in Florida were 378,000 in 2010, up from 350,000 acres in 2008. In 2008 the public interest law firm Earthjustice sued the EPA on behalf of five environmental groups, claiming that delays by both state and federal governments in establishing quantitative (rather than qualitative) limits for nutrient pollution of Florida's waters were unacceptable. In August 2009

2784-575: The unusual circumstances surrounding the 2006 election and this district's Republican bent, the 16th District was viewed as one of Republicans' best opportunities to take a congressional seat from the Democrats in 2008. In the Republican Party primary, Rooney was endorsed by Florida's Governor, Charlie Crist , and defeated State Representative Gayle Harrell and investment banker Hal Valeche . Mahoney, aided by incumbency and having burnished his image as

2842-554: The western portion of the old 16th. He sold his home in Tequesta , which remained in the 18th, and bought a home in Okeechobee as his official residence in the new 17th. In the August 14 Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—Rooney faced Joe Arnold, a Republican state committeeman for Okeechobee County and member of the school board. Rooney defeated Arnold in

2900-471: Was a legitimate question, for the sake of using Congressman (Anthony) Weiner's wife and Sec. Clinton's assistant's name specifically in a letter." During an October campaign stop in Florida to support Mitt Romney , John McCain acknowledged that Rooney and Bachmann had realized that including Abedin's name in the letter to the State Department was a mistake. McCain then softened his earlier criticism from

2958-551: Was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity . Rooney attended the University of Florida , where he received an M.A. in Political Science . He attended the University of Miami School of Law , where he received his J.D. and met his wife, Tara Lombardi. They became members of The Florida Bar in 1999. He is not related to fellow Republican representative Francis Rooney . After law school, both Rooney and his wife joined

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3016-726: Was cited for careless driving by the Stuart Police Department. Rooney, as Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, introduced the Defense of Environment and Property Act in March 2012. This act would make changes to federal water regulations and prevent some prosecutions of farmers and landowners by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and

3074-454: Was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census . From 2003 to 2013 it was located in South Florida , and was a majority African American district. It included the southern parts of Broward County and the eastern parts of Miami-Dade County . Included within the district were Pembroke Pines , Hollywood , Miramar , and North Miami . Most of this district is now

3132-629: Was defeated and the Landry/Gohmert/Rigell amendment was adopted, both by large margins. On June 13, 2012, Rooney was one of five members of Congress (including Michele Bachmann , Trent Franks , Louie Gohmert and Lynn Westmoreland ) to send letters to the Inspectors General of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security,

3190-662: Was formed in 1998 with startup funding provided by Breeders' Cup Limited, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association , The Jockey Club , Keeneland Association , Oak Tree Racing Association and the National Thoroughbred Association. It replaced the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America as the sponsor of the American Horse of the Year awards in 1998. Beginning in the late 1990s,

3248-409: Was legal, so long as the wagering business could confirm the identity and age via closed-loop authentication . Separate gambling legislation known as the Federal Wire Act that historically prohibited any betting over state lines via technology stayed intact, with horse racing becoming the sole exemption for federally recognized online gambling in states that authorized the activity. Beginning in 2002

3306-463: Was not passed by the Senate until September 2012, when the new courthouse had been open for eight months. Since 2009, Rooney has personally presented Congressional Award medals to young people in his district. In April 2011, House Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio, traveled to Iraq with Rooney and four other members, who met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Ambassador James Franklin Jeffrey . Rooney said that they discussed with Maliki how

3364-576: Was written by Rooney, but defeated on the floor of the House because 89 Republicans voted against it. Rooney accepted responsibility for defeat of the bill, which was in competition with a non-binding resolution to deny President Barack Obama authority to wage war against Libya, saying "It was my bill. You can blame me. I think we tried to limit funds so our kids weren't in harm's way but not leave NATO on their own. People either wanted all or they wanted nothing." On 13 September 2012, Rooney said that Obama should be blamed for attacks on U.S. embassies in

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