Tom Feeney
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Thomas Charles Feeney II (born May 21, 1958) is a Republican politician from Florida. Feeney has represented Florida's 24th congressional district, which encompasses a portion of eastern Central Florida since 2003. He lost in the 2008 elections to Suzanne Kosmas for congress.
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Background
Feeney was born in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. Graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1980, he acquired a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1983, soon afterwards moving to Oviedo county, Florida. He opened and still operates a private practice.
Political History
Feeney is one of the most conservative members of the House of Representatives. He was elected to the Florida House in 1990 as a Republican, serving two terms before running for lieutenant governor of Florida. Being the running mate of Jeb Bush, they narrowly lost by a small margin. Feeney returned to the House in 1996 and eventually became Speaker in 2000.
Though a slight controversy arose regarding two congressional districts being gained in the 2000 Florida census, alleging Feeney drew the district for himself.[1] However, he was elected in 2002, 2004 (unopposed), and 2006 with 58%.
The Washington Waste Watchers, a group Feeney founded, monitors and combats wasteful government spending. He is also known for the Conservative Check Card - allowing fellow Republicans to identify legislation to be compliant with conservative principles.
Corruption Investigation
Since 2003, Feeney has been under fire for corruption charges, which includes accepting a trip from now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Scotland, and failure to disclose rental property in his 2003 financial reporting.[2]
Although Feeney had admitted to the trip to Scotland as a "rookie mistake"[3], later paying for the trip, and submitted a campaign ad in the 2008 elections admitting to his past, his tactic failed. Kosmos won by a large margin - 57 percent to 41 percent - the largest margin of defeat for a Republican incumbent in 2008.
External Links
Tom Feeney, 24th Congressional District
