Joe Rooney
Joe Rooney (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 153. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Rooney was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Allyson Schwartz in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153
Incumbent Ben Sanchez defeated Joe Rooney in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Sanchez (D) | 65.5 | 24,728 |
| Joe Rooney (R) | 34.5 | 13,028 | |
| Total votes: 37,756 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153
Incumbent Ben Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Sanchez | 99.4 | 8,779 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 8,828 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153
Joe Rooney advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Rooney | 97.1 | 3,138 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 3,231 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rooney in this election.
2012
Rooney ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 13th District. Rooney was uncontested in the April 24, 2012, Republican primary and faced incumbent Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[4] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Allyson Schwartz Incumbent |
69.1% | 209,901 | |
| Republican | Joe Rooney | 30.9% | 93,918 | |
| Total Votes | 303,819 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Endorsements
- Montgomery County Republican Committee[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joe Rooney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Rooney and his wife Beth have five children - Sierra, Orion, Journey, Sonora, and Forte. The Rooneys spent five years sailing 15,000 miles from the Delaware to Malaysia. For two of those years, they lived in Indonesia and Malaysia.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ opencongress.org, "PA-13" archived March 21, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "2012 House Race Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Primary Unofficial Returns," April 24, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch, "Rooney Ready For Battle In 13th Congressional District" accessed March 17, 2012
