John E. Rooney (born April 23, 1939) is an American Republican Party
politician
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, who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
, where he represented the 39th Legislative District. He served in the Assembly from 1983 to 2010, which made him the longest-serving representative in the General Assembly. He retired from the Assembly after his term expired in January 2010 and endorsed Republican Washington Township Councilman Bob Schroeder in the 2009 election who won his seat. John Rooney served as a Council member in Northvale from 1976 to 1979. In 1979 he was elected Mayor of Northvale and served until 1988. He held dual office as Mayor of Northvale and State Assemblyman during this period. After the residents of Northvale asked him to run again in 1992 he won that election and served again as Mayor of Northvale and State Assemblyman. Altogether John Rooney served the residents of Northvale and Legislative District 39 from 1976 until 2012.
Biography
Rooney served in the Assembly on the Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.Assemblyman Rooney's legislative Web page
New Jersey Legislature
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. Accessed March 31, 2008. He had served on the Regulatory Oversight Committees and on the Intergovernmental Relations Commission.
Rooney served as Mayor of
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'', November 8, 2006. Accessed November 22, 2017. "The chances of a contested Republican primary for State Assembly in the 39th district increased dramatically last night when Assemblyman John Rooney lost his bid for re-election as the Mayor of Northvale." He also served as mayor from 1979–1986 and was a member of the Borough Council from 1976–1978. He was a Commissioner serving on the Bergen County Utility Authority from 1983–1988.
Rooney graduated with an A.A.S. from
Syracuse University
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) and graduated with a B.S. degree from
Rutgers University
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(Management). He served in the
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from 1961–1965 as an Airman First Class. Rooney's works as an Independent Consultant.
District 39
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the
New Jersey Senate
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and two members in the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
. The other representatives from the 39th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
*Senator
Gerald Cardinale
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New Jersey Legislature
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