Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2021. A Republican , he served as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Rooney earned a 95.90% lifetime score from the American Conservative Union . [1]
Rooney is chairman of Rooney Holdings, formerly known as Rooney Brothers Company, an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida . With a net worth of $22.6 million, Rooney had been one of the wealthiest members of Congress . [2]
In October 2019, Rooney announced that he would not run for re-election to Congress in 2020 . He was succeeded by state representative Byron Donalds . [3]